Questão jurídica principal
Whether the attorney had standing to sue based on a direct mandate with the client rather than with the law firm.
Decisão extraída
The courts accepted that the mandate was concluded directly with the attorney, so he had standing to claim fees.
Fundamentação extraída
The wording of the powers of attorney, especially the named attorney, and the surrounding circumstances supported direct contractual relations; the appellant’s objections were largely inadmissible because they attacked fact-finding without showing arbitrariness.