It is basically every lawyer´s free decision whether he /she charges his lawyer services as a flat rate or on an hourly basis, or according to single services, resp. according to the Lawyer´s Fee Act (RATG). Also a success fee is possible. A flat rate is purposeful if the scope of the expected can be...Continue Reading

If you file a lawsuit, court fees and lawyer´s fees become payable. The court fees are so-called flat rates, which depend on the value in litigation. For a value in litigation of for example € 15.000,-, the flat rates for the filing of the lawsuit are about €750,-. These fees can increase if for example...Continue Reading

Please bring all documents which are connected to the dispute. This can be letters, file memos, agreements, names and addresses of witnesses, existing evidence – especially photographs or medical history – as well as the insurance policy of a possibly existing legal protection insurance.Continue Reading

In Austria, lawsuits are subject to the “Obsiegensprinzip”. This means the prevailing party is refunded the court costs as well as the lawyer´s fee (as far as the court regards them necessary for the appropriate prosecution) according to the regulations of the RATG by the defeated party. Partial prevailing can cause a proportionate refund. If...Continue Reading

There is no obligation to take out a legal protection insurance, this is up to each person individually. The (sometimes high) premium payments are contrasted to the cost coverage in the event of a dispute. Even if a legal protection insurance has been taken out, you should check in advance whether the relevant cause is...Continue Reading