서울중앙지방법원 | 2015-08-26 | 2015나6165(본소),2015나6172(반소)
법원 판례 기준으로 판결요지와 원문 출처를 내부에서 확인하세요.
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변호사 성공보수 약정의 유효성 및 감액 여부
결과 요약
- 원고(변호사)의 성공보수금 청구는 일부 인용되었으나, 피고(의뢰인)의 반환채권과 상계되어 최종적으로 회사가 근로자에게 지급할 금액은 없음.
- 제1심 판결의 본소 중 피고 패소 부분은 취소하고, 해당 근로자의 본소 청구는 기각함.
- 회사의 반소에 관한 항소는 기각함.
사실관계
- 회사는 C 주식회사 법무팀장으로 근무하다가 2011. 3. 2. W/B총괄본부 본부장으로 전보되었고, 2011. 6. 1. 직책이 W/B총괄본부 담당임원으로 변경됨.
- 회사는 2011. 11. 6.부터 회사에 출근하지 않았고, C 주식회사는 2012. 5. 10. 회사를 무단결근을 이유로 해고함.
- 회사는 해고무효확인소송을 제기하였고, 2심에서 C 주식회사 대표이사 명의의 확인서를 제출하였으나, 해당 확인서의 사용인감이 위조되었다는 주장이 제기됨.
- C 주식회사는 회사를 사문서 위조 등으로 고소하였고, 회사는 C 주식회사를 무고로 고소함.
- 회사는 2013년 8월경 원고 법무법인의 변호사 H와 형사사건 검찰 수사 관련 위임계약을 체결함.
- 위임계약 내용은 착수금 500만 원, 사문서위조 등 사건 무혐의 결정 시 성공보수 2,000만 원, 무고사건 기소 시 성공보수 2,000만 원으로 정함.
- 원고 H 변호사는 회사로부터 받은 자료를 검토 후 2013. 9. 24. 담당검사에게 참고서면을 제출하였고, C 주식회사에 대한 압수수색을 요청함.
- 2013. 10. 21. 회사는 C 주식회사에서 5-2번 사용인감이 날인된 계약서 3부를 찾아 임의제출함.
- 수원지방법원 성남지청은 2013. 10. 24. 회사에 대한 사문서위조 등 고소사건에 대해 혐의없음(증거불충분) 처분을 함.
- 회사는 2013. 9. 10. 근로자에게 500만 원을 지급하였는데, 회사는 이를 압수수색 비용으로 주장함.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
1. 변호사 성공보수 약정의 유효성
- 법리: 형사사건 성공보수 약정은 수사·재판의 결과를 금전적 대가와 결부시켜 변호사 직무의 공공성을 저해하고 사법제도 신뢰를 떨어뜨릴 위험이 있어 선량한 풍속 기타 사회질서에 위반되는 것으로 평가될 수 있음. 다만, 약정 당시의 사회통념 및 제반 사정을 종합적으로 고려하여 판단해야 하며, 종래 대법원은 성공보수 약정이 원칙적으로 유효하다는 입장이었으므로, 성공보수라는 명목만으로 민법 제103조에 의해 무효라고 단정하기는 어려움.
- 법원의 판단: 해당 사안 위임계약은 성공보수 약정이라는 이유만으로 민법 제103조에 따라 무효라고 단정하기는 어려움. 회사가 주장하는 불공정한 법률행위, 조건 불성취, 기망 또는 착오에 의한 의사표시 주장은 모두 인정되지 않음.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
공식 원문 미확인
1. 제1심 판결의 본소 중 피고(반소원고) 패소부분을 취소하고, 그 취소부분에 해당하는 원고(반소피고)의 본소 청구를 기각한다. 2. 피고(반소원고)의 반소에 관한 항소를 기각한다. 3. 소송총비용은 본소, 반소를 통틀어 각자 부담한다.
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\uc6d0\uc740 \ubd80\ub2f9\ud558\uac8c \uacfc\ub2e4\ud558\ub2e4\uace0 \ud310\ub2e8\ub428. **\uc131\uacf5\ubcf4\uc218\uae08\uc740 500\ub9cc \uc6d0\uc73c\ub85c \uac10\uc561\ub418\uc5b4\uc57c \ud568.**\n### 3. \ud53c\uace0\uc758 \ubc18\ud658\ucc44\uad8c \ubc0f \uc0c1\uacc4 \uc8fc\uc7a5\n- **\ubc95\ub9ac**: \ub2f9\uc0ac\uc790 \uac04\uc758 \ud569\uc758 \ub0b4\uc6a9, \uae08\uc804 \uc9c0\uae09 \uc2dc\uae30 \ubc0f \uacbd\uc704 \ub4f1\uc744 \uc885\ud569\ud558\uc5ec \uae08\uc804\uc758 \uc131\uaca9\uc744 \ud310\ub2e8\ud558\uace0, \uc0c1\uacc4 \uc801\uc0c1 \uc2dc\uc810\uc5d0 \ub300\ub4f1\uc561\uc5d0\uc11c \uc0c1\uacc4\ub418\uc5b4 \ucc44\uad8c\uc774 \uc18c\uba78\ud568.\n- **\ubc95\uc6d0\uc758 \ud310\ub2e8**: \ud53c\uace0\uac00 2013. 9. 10. \uc6d0\uace0\uc5d0\uac8c \uc9c0\uae09\ud55c 500\ub9cc \uc6d0\uc740 \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \uc704\uc784\uacc4\uc57d\uc758 \ucc29\uc218\uae08(500\ub9cc \uc6d0)\uacfc \ubcc4\uac1c\ub85c \uc555\uc218\uc218\uc0c9 \ube44\uc6a9\uc73c\ub85c \uc9c0\uae09\ub41c \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \ubd04\uc774 \uc0c1\ub2f9\ud568. \ud53c\uace0\uc758 500\ub9cc \uc6d0 \ubc18\ud658\ucc44\uad8c\uc740 \uc6d0\uace0\uc758 \uc131\uacf5\ubcf4\uc218\uae08 \ucc44\uad8c(\uac10\uc561\ub41c 500\ub9cc \uc6d0)\uacfc \uc0c1\uacc4\ub418\uc5b4 \uc18c\uba78\ud568.\n## \uac80\ud1a0\n- \ubcf8 \ud310\uacb0\uc740 \ud615\uc0ac\uc0ac\uac74 \uc131\uacf5\ubcf4\uc218 \uc57d\uc815\uc758 \uc720\ud6a8\uc131\uc744 \uc778\uc815\ud558\uba74\uc11c\ub3c4, \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac\uc758 \uc2e4\uc81c \ubcc0\ud638 \ud65c\ub3d9 \ub0b4\uc6a9\uacfc \uae30\uc5ec\ub3c4\ub97c \uace0\ub824\ud558\uc5ec \uc57d\uc815\ub41c \ubcf4\uc218\uc561\uc744 \uac10\uc561\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4\ub294 \uc810\uc744 \uba85\ud655\ud788 \ud568. \uc774\ub294 \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac \ubcf4\uc218 \uc57d\uc815\uc758 \uacf5\uc815\uc131\uc744 \ud655\ubcf4\ud558\uace0, \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac\uc758 \uacfc\ub3c4\ud55c \ubcf4\uc218 \uccad\uad6c\ub97c \uc81c\ud55c\ud558\ub294 \uc911\uc694\ud55c \uc120\ub840\uac00 \ub420 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c.\n- \ud2b9\ud788, \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac\uc758 \ubcc0\ud638 \ud65c\ub3d9\uc774 \ubbf8\ubbf8\ud558\uac70\ub098 \uc758\ub8b0\uc778\uc758 \ub178\ub825\uc73c\ub85c \uc0ac\uac74 \ud574\uacb0\uc5d0 \uae30\uc5ec\ud55c \ubc14\uac00 \ud06c\ub2e4\uba74, \uc57d\uc815\ub41c \uc131\uacf5\ubcf4\uc218\uc561\uc774 \uac10\uc561\ub420 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c\uc744 \uc2dc\uc0ac\ud558\uc5ec, \uc758\ub8b0\uc778 \uc785\uc7a5\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac \uc120\uc784 \uc2dc \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac\uc758 \uad6c\uccb4\uc801\uc778 \uc5ed\ud560\uacfc \uae30\uc5ec\ub3c4\ub97c \uba85\ud655\ud788 \uc57d\uc815\ud558\uace0 \uae30\ub85d\ud574\ub458 \ud544\uc694\uac00 \uc788\uc74c\uc744 \ubcf4\uc5ec\uc90c.\n- \ub610\ud55c, \ucc29\uc218\uae08 \uc678\uc5d0 \ucd94\uac00\ub85c \uc9c0\uae09\ub418\ub294 \uae08\uc6d0\uc758 \uc131\uaca9\uc744 \uba85\ud655\ud788 \ud574\ub450\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc73c\uba74 \ucd94\ud6c4 \ubd84\uc7c1\uc758 \uc18c\uc9c0\uac00 \ub420 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c\uc744 \ubcf4\uc5ec\uc8fc\ubbc0\ub85c, \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac \uc120\uc784 \uc2dc \ubaa8\ub4e0 \uae08\uc804 \uc9c0\uae09\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uba85\ud655\ud55c \uc57d\uc815 \ubc0f \uc99d\ube59\uc774 \uc911\uc694\ud568\uc744 \uac15\uc870\ud568."}
관련 판례 및 법령
- 민법 제103조(반사회질서의 법률행위)
- 민법 제104조(불공정한 법률행위)
2. 성공보수액의 감액 여부
- 법리: 약정된 보수액이 부당하게 과다하여 신의성실의 원칙이나 형평의 원칙에 반한다고 볼 만한 특별한 사정이 있는 경우에는 상당하다고 인정되는 범위 내의 보수액만을 청구할 수 있음.
- 법원의 판단: 원고 H 변호사의 변호 활동이 참고서면 1회 제출 외에 별다른 활동이 없었고, 제출된 참고서면 내용도 간략하며, 회사가 직접 변호를 위해 진술서 등을 작성한 사정 등을 고려할 때, 약정된 성공보수금 2,000만 원은 부당하게 과다하다고 판단됨. 성공보수금은 500만 원으로 감액되어야 함.
3. 회사의 반환채권 및 상계 주장
- 법리: 당사자 간의 합의 내용, 금전 지급 시기 및 경위 등을 종합하여 금전의 성격을 판단하고, 상계 적상 시점에 대등액에서 상계되어 채권이 소멸함.
- 법원의 판단: 회사가 2013. 9. 10. 근로자에게 지급한 500만 원은 해당 사안 위임계약의 착수금(500만 원)과 별개로 압수수색 비용으로 지급된 것으로 봄이 상당함. 회사의 500만 원 반환채권은 근로자의 성공보수금 채권(감액된 500만 원)과 상계되어 소멸함.
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