Taxation of ex officio counsel’s fee note

11.1998.69Autre juridiction21 janv. 2000Confirmed

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Résumé Omnilex

The delegated judge of the Ticino Court of Appeal’s First Civil Chamber taxed the professional note submitted by ex officio counsel in an appeal proceeding. The court found the hourly rate of CHF 215 fair, reduced the honorarium to 70% under the applicable fee rules, and allowed expenses except for CHF 30 claimed for file opening. The taxed amount was CHF 1,890.50, including VAT.

Regeste Omnilex

Art. 10 TOA; Art. 36 cpv. 1 et 3 LTG; taxation of ex officio counsel’s fee note. The court may assess the hourly remuneration as fair in light of the case and the client’s financial situation, then apply the statutory reduction for appointed counsel. General expense items are admissible, but a separate charge for opening a file is not recoverable where no new file is opened for each judicial instance. VAT is added to the taxed amount.

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AIUTO RICERCA

Anteprima di stampa

Numero d'incarto: 11.1998.69

Data decisione, Autorità: 21.01.2000, ICCA

Incarto n. 11.1998.00069

Lugano 21 gennaio 2000

Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino Prima Camera civile Tribunale d'appello

Il giudice delegato

vista la nota professionale emessa il 25 ottobre 1999 dall’

__________avv. dott. __________ __________,


come patrocinatore d’ufficio di __________, nella procedura di appello davanti a questa Camera;

accertata che l'onorario è conforme all'art. 10 TOA;

ritenuto che un compenso orario di fr. 215.– (da ridurre al 70%: art. 36 cpv. 1 LTG) appare equo, date anche le gravi ristrettezze finanziarie in cui versa il cliente, e copre quanto meno le spese generali dell'ufficio (da ultimo: CdM, sentenza dell'8 novembre 1999 in re avv. D. P., consid. 7);

rilevato che le spese possono essere riconosciute, eccetto la posta di fr. 30.– per "formazione incarto", poiché non si apre un incarto per ogni grado di giurisdizione;

richiamato l’art. 36 cpv. 3 LTG,

decreta: 1. La nota professionale è così tassata:

a) onorario (70%) fr. 1'445.–

b) spese fr. 313.60

c) IVA (7,5%) fr. 131.90

fr. 1'890.50

  1. Intimazione all’avv. dott. ____________ _______, ________.

Il giudice delegato

(Enrico Giani)

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Question juridique clé

How should the ex officio counsel’s fee note be taxed?

Solution extraite

The fee note was taxed with a 70% honorarium, recognized expenses except for CHF 30 for file opening, plus VAT, totaling CHF 1,890.50.

Motifs extraits

The hourly fee of CHF 215 was considered fair and, after the statutory 70% reduction, adequate given the client’s financial hardship. Expenses were generally allowed, but a separate charge for opening a file was refused because a new file is not opened for each instance.

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