Amount in controversy set at €75,000 in constitutional complaint

BVerfG 2 BvR 2718/10Bverfg / Division 2Jul 20, 2016Granted

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Omnilex summary

In a constitutional complaint proceeding, the Federal Constitutional Court determined the value of the subject matter for the attorney's work at EUR 75,000. The order applies the fee rules governing constitutional complaint proceedings.

Omnilex headnote

§ 37 Abs. 2 S. 2 RVG, § 14 Abs. 1 RVG; determination of the subject-matter value in constitutional complaint proceedings. The court fixes the value of the subject matter for counsel's activity according to the circumstances of the individual case and the significance of the matter; the amount is set by discretionary judicial assessment. In constitutional complaint proceedings, the value serves as the basis for attorney remuneration and is determined independently of the merits decision.

Full text

BVerfG — 2 BvR 2718/10, Gegenstandswertfestsetzung im verfassungsgerichtlichen Verfahren

Entscheidungsdatum: 2016-07-20

Aktenzeichen: 2 BvR 2718/10

ECLI: ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2016:rs20160720.2bvr271810

Dokumenttyp: Gegenstandswertfestsetzung im verfassungsgerichtlichen Verfahren

Normen: § 14 Abs 1 RVG, § 37 Abs 2 S 2 RVG vom 05.05.2004

Vorinstanz: vorgehend LG Hamburg, 21. Oktober 2010, Az: 622 Qs 30/10, Beschlussvorgehend AG Hamburg, 30. August 2010, Az: 245 Ds 3405 Js 257/10 (237/10), Beschlussvorgehend BVerfG, 16. Juni 2015, Az: 2 BvR 2718/10, Beschluss

Spruchkörper: 2. Senat

Titelzeile

Gegenstandswertfestsetzung im Verfassungsbeschwerdeverfahren

Tenor

Der Wert des Gegenstands der anwaltlichen Tätigkeit wird auf 75.000 € (in Worten: fünfundsiebzigtausend Euro) festgesetzt (§ 37 Absatz 2 Satz 2 RVG in der bis zum 31. Juli 2013 geltenden Fassung).

Keywords

amount in controversyattorney feesconstitutional complaintfee determinationjudicial discretion

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Key legal question

Determination of the value of the subject matter for counsel's fees in the constitutional complaint proceedings

Extracted holding

The value of the subject matter was set at EUR 75,000.

Extracted reasoning

The court fixed the amount pursuant to the applicable fee provisions for constitutional complaint proceedings.

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