Legal fees.

In the first instance of a Terminationprotection proceedings, each party must pay its lawyer'scosts yourself. This means that regardless of whether you win or lose, you will have to pay your own lawyer in any case, but not the opposing lawyer. Should you have a Legal expenses insurance have, the lawyer will take over thecosts. If you Legal aid was granted, the Costs the state treasury.

The amount of the fee depends on the value of the matter and is calculated in accordance with the German Lawyers' Fees Act (RVG). The value of the matter amounts to Action for unfair dismissal to three times the gross monthly salary. The rates stipulated in the RVG are minimum fees and may not be undercut. Only in exceptional cases is a success fee possible if it is agreed that the lawyer will receive remuneration above the statutory fees in the event of success, as compensation for being remunerated less than the statutory fees in the event of a loss or being left with nothing at all.