Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily fixed the appellate defense costs and fees payable by the State of Valais.
Extracted holding
Yes. The fee award was too low in relation to the work performed and the difficulty of the case, and was therefore arbitrary in its result.
Extracted reasoning
The claimant had partial success on appeal, the case was significant and lengthy, and the awarded amount corresponded to only two-thirds of the maximum while not reflecting the actual work shown by the fee statement.