No compensation for lawyer’s attendance at conciliation hearing

OG 1995 37Altro tribunale12 ott 1995Dismissed

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Sintesi Omnilex

In a legal aid matter, only the plaintiff was summoned to the second hearing and she appeared with counsel. The court held that counsel’s participation in conciliation proceedings is optional and that such costs are not reimbursable. Only necessary expenses are compensated; legal aid counsel should keep efforts minimal before the higher court confirms the grant of legal aid.

Massima Omnilex

§ 190 Abs. 1 and 4 ZPO; compensation of counsel’s expenses in conciliation proceedings under legal aid: participation of a lawyer is facultative, and fees for such attendance are not to be reimbursed. Reimbursable are only necessary expenditures; unnecessary or merely convenient representation costs fall outside compensation (cf. consid. on necessity of expenses).

Testo completo

Zur zweiten Verhandlung im Verfahren um Erteilung der unentgeltlichen Rechtspflege war einzig die Klägerin vorgeladen. Sie wurde von ihrem Anwalt begleitet, obwohl die Verbeiständung durch einen Anwalt nicht erforderlich war (vgl. LGVE 1987 I Nr. 39 E. 3 lit.c). Die Teilnahme eines Anwalts am Vermittlungsverfahren ist fakultativ (§ 190 Abs. 1 ZPO); die Kosten dieser Verbeiständung werden nicht entschädigt (§ 190 Abs. 4 ZPO; vgl. LGVE 1988 I Nr. 33). Ersetzt werden immer nur die notwendigen Aufwendungen. Allgemein empfiehlt es sich für einen unentgeltlichen Rechtsbeistand, seinen Aufwand vor Eintreffen des obergerichtlichen Bestätigungsentscheides zu minimieren (Studer/Rüegg/Eiholzer, Der Luzerner Zivilprozess, N 2 zu § 134 ZPO).

Parole chiave

legal aidconciliationlawyer feesnecessary expensescost compensation

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Questione giuridica chiave

Whether the costs of a lawyer’s attendance at the conciliation hearing in a legal aid proceeding are compensable

Decisione estratta

The lawyer’s participation was optional and therefore the costs of that representation are not compensable; only necessary expenses are reimbursed.

Motivazione estratta

Participation of a lawyer in conciliation proceedings is optional, and compensation is limited to necessary expenditures. The court also noted that legal aid counsel should minimize their effort before the higher court’s confirming decision is issued.

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