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Value of the matter in dispute, for example the sum claimed · tap or drag
End of the proceedings – what you bear
Judgment: whoever loses completely bears all costs (Section 91 ZPO). Settlement in court: unless agreed otherwise, your own lawyer plus half of the court costs (Section 98 ZPO).
Cost risk if you lose
€2,668.38
€2,668.38With €5,000 in dispute, the first instance costs €2,668.38: two lawyers plus the court. Whoever loses completely bears all of it – that is 53% of the amount in dispute.
What the amount consists of
Compared with the amount in dispute53% of the amount in dispute
The fees rise in steps, not in line with the amount in dispute. Drag the dot to change the amount.
Your row in the fee tables
Value bracket
above €4,000 up to €5,000
Single lawyer fee (Section 13 RVG)
€354.50
Single court fee (Section 34 GKG)
€170.50
Within the bracket every case costs the same. The single fees are multiplied by the fee rates to give the amounts above – the steps are listed under “How this was calculated”.
What you can do
A settlement lowers the court costs−€341.00
The court fee drops from 3.0 to 1.0 fees (no. 1211 KV GKG); each lawyer adds the settlement fee (€421.85 including VAT). Unless agreed otherwise you then bear €1,585.54 instead of €2,668.38 if you lose completely.
Above €5,000 in dispute it gets more expensive+€421.52
Your value bracket runs from above €4,000 up to €5,000; within it the proceedings cost the same. Up to €4,000 it would be €421.52 less.
Before a local court without your own lawyer−€1,078.44
The local court (Amtsgericht) hears disputes of up to €10,000 (Section 23 no. 1 GVG); there Section 78(1) ZPO does not require a lawyer. Appearing without one saves your own – though the risk of paying the other side's lawyer remains.
The claimant pays the court fee in advance€511.50
The claim is meant to be served only after the court fee has been paid (Section 12(1) GKG) – that is 3.0 fees.
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How the cost of one lawyer adds up
A sample calculation under the statute, not legal advice
The calculator shows the statutory fees for German civil proceedings at first instance before a local or regional court, with one client per side, one hearing, ending in a judgment or a court settlement. Costs in an individual case can differ. A fee agreement with your own lawyer is outside its scope.
What is left out
Costs for witnesses or experts (no. 9005 KV GKG), travel costs plus absence allowance of the lawyer (nos. 7003 to 7006 VV RVG), the surcharge for several clients (no. 1008 VV RVG), the lawyer's out-of-court work with its partial crediting against the procedural fee (no. 2300, preliminary note 3(4) VV RVG), preceding payment-order proceedings, a default judgment (no. 3105 VV RVG) as well as the second instance. VAT on the other side's lawyer is only reimbursed if that party cannot deduct it as input tax (Section 104(2) ZPO) – the calculator includes it.
Partly won, partly lost
If each party wins in part, the costs are set off against each other or split proportionally (Section 92(1) ZPO). The total above is the case of losing completely.
Mandatory lawyer, advance payment, legal aid
Before a regional court (Landgericht) the parties must be represented by a lawyer (Section 78(1) ZPO). Before a local court (Amtsgericht), which hears disputes of up to €10,000 (Section 23 no. 1 GVG), that provision does not require one; appearing there without a lawyer saves your own, though the risk of paying the other side's lawyer remains. The claim is meant to be served only after the court fee has been paid (Section 12(1) GKG) – the claimant pays it in advance. Anyone who cannot afford the costs can apply for legal aid (Prozesskostenhilfe) if the claim has sufficient prospects of success without appearing frivolous (Section 114 ZPO).
Statutory fees for the first instance with one client per side, one hearing. Witnesses, experts, travel costs, the second instance are not included. A sample calculation under the statute, not legal advice.
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