Shears, in particular pruning shears or secateurs, comprising a first shear part and a second shear part, each of the first and second shear parts (3, 3') having a cutting blade (11, 11') and a shaft or lever arm (5, 5') which are arranged at opposite sides of a pivot, the pivot rotatably connecting the first and second shear parts (3, 3') with each other, the shears further comprising a laminated or flat spring element acting upon the first and second shear parts (3, 3') to move the shears on to an open position, the laminated or flat spring element comprising a first portion fixedly arranged at or allocated to the first shear part and a flexibly arranged second portion (27") acting on the second shear part (3"), wherein first supporting means are provided supporting the laminated or flat spring element in a first axial direction to prevent a movement of the laminated or flat spring element towards the pivot, wherein third supporting means are provided supporting the laminated or flat spring element in a second axial direction to prevent a movement of the laminated or flat spring element away from the pivot, wherein a handle is connected with or allocated to the shaft or lever arm of the first shear part, wherein second supporting means are provided supporting the first portion of the laminated or flat spring element in radial and/or lateral directions to prevent twisting and/or bending and/or radial and/or lateral movement of the first portion wherein the second supporting means comprise at least one lateral bearing or contact surface, the surface having an orientation parallel to the longitudinal axis of the laminated or flat spring element, wherein the lateral bearing or contact surface is or comprises a lateral surface of the shaft or lever arm, and wherein a channel or groove is arranged at the inner surface of the handle, the channel or groove at least partly encasing the first portion of the laminated or flat spring element, characterized in that the lateral bearing or contact surface further is or comprises an inner surface of the handle, and that the flat spring element is arranged at the secateurs in a removable and exchangeable way. the shears further comprising a laminated or flat spring element acting upon the first and second shear parts (3, 3') to move the shears on to an open position, the laminated or flat spring element comprising a first portion fixedly arranged at or allocated to the first shear part and a flexibly arranged second portion (27") acting on the second shear part (3"), wherein first supporting means are provided supporting the laminated or flat spring element in a first axial direction to prevent a movement of the laminated or flat spring element towards the pivot, wherein third supporting means are provided supporting the laminated or flat spring element in a second axial direction to prevent a movement of the laminated or flat spring element away from the pivot, wherein a handle is connected with or allocated to the shaft or lever arm of the first shear part, wherein second supporting means are provided supporting the first portion of the laminated or flat spring element in radial and/or lateral directions to prevent twisting and/or bending and/or radial and/or lateral movement of the first portion wherein the second supporting means comprise at least one lateral bearing or contact surface, the surface having an orientation parallel to the longitudinal axis of the laminated or flat spring element, wherein the lateral bearing or contact surface is or comprises a lateral surface of the shaft or lever arm, and wherein a channel or groove is arranged at the inner surface of the handle, the channel or groove at least partly encasing the first portion of the laminated or flat spring element, characterized in that the lateral bearing or contact surface further is or comprises an inner surface of the handle, and that the flat spring element is arranged at the secateurs in a removable and exchangeable way.