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Art. 41 Cantonal Lawyers Act (CLA) - Party Cost Reimbursement

Fees and Party Cost Reimbursement

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Art. 41 Cantonal Lawyers Act (CLA) - Party Cost Reimbursement · Party Cost Reimbursement

1. The government council regulates by ordinance the tariff regulations for the assessment of party cost compensation by the courts and administrative judicial authorities.

2. The tariff regulations consist of framework tariffs for civil law, administrative law, and criminal law matters. In civil law cases and administrative legal proceedings, the value in dispute is decisive.

3. Within the framework tariff, the party cost compensation is assessed based on

a) the time expenditure required by the matter and

b) the significance of the dispute and the complexity of the process.

4. In social insurance law dispute and appeal proceedings, the party cost compensation is assessed without regard to the value in dispute, based on the significance of the dispute and the complexity of the process.

5. The party cost compensation may deviate from the amount of the fee.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (229)

100 2024 34 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 3 KAG)

Municipality Overturns Contract Award Due to Biased Evaluation of Bidder Accessibility

Cited in conjunction with PKV for determining the amount of party cost compensation for the proceedings before the Administrative Court.

100 2020 237 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 2 KAG)

Canton of Bern v. Tax Debtor (Betterment Certificate Dispute)

Cited in reference to the criteria for determining the amount of party cost compensation based on the value in dispute.

100 2020 237 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 3 KAG)

Canton of Bern v. Tax Debtor (Betterment Certificate Dispute)

Cited regarding the criteria (time spent, significance, difficulty) for setting the fee within the prescribed framework for cost compensation.

100 2023 75 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 3 KAG)

Bernese Administrative Court Ruling on Public Procurement Exclusion Based on Unfinalized Tax Debts

Cited as the criteria for determining the level of party cost reimbursement based on time spent, significance, and complexity of the case.

100 2021 270 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 1 des Kantonalen Anwaltsgesetzes vom 28. März 2006 (KAG; BSG 168.11))

Applicant v. Canton Reversal of Naturalization Denial Based on Insufficient Integration

Cited as the basis for determining the amount of party cost reimbursement for the two proceedings.

100 2020 424 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 2 KAG)

Appeal Concerning Remuneration for External Audit Under Public-Law Contract

Cited in E. 6.2 as the legal basis for calculating the fee/reimbursement rate based on the value in dispute.

100 2020 424 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 3 KAG)

Appeal Concerning Remuneration for External Audit Under Public-Law Contract

Cited in E. 6.2 as the criteria for setting the specific amount within the allowable tariff (time spent, significance, complexity).

200 2022 209 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 1 und 4 KAG)

Medical Professional Denied Deadline Restoration for Defence in Insurers' Recovery Claim

Used to determine the basis for calculating the amount of party cost reimbursement.

100 2020 332 · be (Art. 41 KAG)

Applicant v. Cantonal Authority (Moral Damages After Forfeiture Period)

Cited for the determination of the official remuneration (in conjunction with Art. 104 Abs. 1 VRPG).

100 2018 68 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 3 KAG)

Turkish National's Permanent Settlement Permit Revoked Due to Prolonged Absence and Lack of Integration

Cited in section 8.4 to determine the amount of party cost reimbursement.

100 2015 223 · be (Art. 41 KAG)

Admissibility of Appeal Against Interlocutory Cost Decision in Land Acquisition Permit Case

Cited in the reasoning (E. 3.5) regarding the basis for calculating party cost reimbursement. Not in the dispositive.

200 2015 654 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 4 KAG)

Former Employee v. Occupational Benefit Institution Regarding Full Disability Pension Entitlement and Postponement

Used to determine the basis for calculating the attorney fee award (Parteientschädigung).

BK 2012 238 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 3 lit. a KAG)

Legal Representative Compensation Dispute Following Discontinued Criminal Proceedings

Cited in the reasoning as the criterion for calculating compensation based on the time reasonably required for the case.

BK 2012 238 · be (Art. 41 Abs. 3 lit. b KAG)

Legal Representative Compensation Dispute Following Discontinued Criminal Proceedings

Cited in the reasoning as the criterion for calculating compensation based on the significance of the matter and the difficulty of the proceedings, which was applied in addition to the time factor.

BK 2012 238 · be (Art. 41 KAG)

Legal Representative Compensation Dispute Following Discontinued Criminal Proceedings

The provision governing the compensation of party costs, which was central to the dispute regarding the calculation method.