Costs in English law

The cost of law deals with the costs (fees and expenses ) that arise when one takes a lawyer or a notary to complete. Likewise, it deals with the legal costs in this area of ​​law in addition to the Court Fees Act ( GKG ). The legal basis in the field of voluntary jurisdiction is the cost (KostO ) of 26 July 1957, as amended most recently on 15 December 2004 as amended ( Federal Law Gazette. I. 1957, 861, 960). On 1 August 2013, the second cost Modernization Act ( KostRMoG ) entered into force. In addition to the Lawyers' Remuneration Act ( RVG) be amended by the Law Reform Act costs and the costs for notaries public ( KostO ), the Court Costs Act ( GKG ) and the judicial and notary fees Act ( GNotKG ). August 1, 2013, the court and notary fees Act ( GNotKG ) replaced the previous cost law.

The charges arise after appropriate item value / amount in dispute ( court ) or business value (notary ) from the table to § 32 KostO degressive created in system (Federal Law Gazette I 2001, 764 ). Also regulated by the KostO the amount to be collected, expenses are such as documents package acc. § § 152 I, 132 KostO, other expenses gem. § § 152 II, 137 I KostO ) and the import tax as per. § 151a KostO.

Fees and expenses must, for example, the notary charge for its use, in addition he is a freelance representatives in the exercise of public office and in a precautionary administration of justice according to the Federal (BNotO ) required by law.

The collection of fees within the voluntary jurisdiction for not clearly defined Levying of fees is governed by § 147 KostO and is very complicated and controversial in part, that is based partly exclusively according to settled case.

In Austria regulate in addition to the various provisions in the procedure acts on the question who is who to replace costs (eg, § § 40 ff ZPO), the Lawyers' Fees Act ( RATG ) together with the normal cost rate ( NKT) and the autonomous Fee Guidelines (AHR ) the amount of costs which arise from the assistance of an attorney.