{"id":10368,"date":"2024-03-01T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T08:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/?p=10368"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:48:47","slug":"costs-for-court-reports-in-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/costs-for-court-reports-in-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs for court reports in mechanical engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10368\" class=\"elementor elementor-10368 elementor-10150\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0e53d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0e53d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e32a49\" data-id=\"4e32a49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a7f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86a7f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is this article about?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0153ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0153ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you currently involved in a legal dispute and need specialist expertise? Are you wondering how much an expert report will cost when it comes to machines? In this article you will not only find out what costs are incurred for court reports. You will also receive information about the costs of machine appraisals commissioned by the party and what factors influence this fee.<\/p><p>An expert report may be necessary in mechanical engineering in various legal disputes, such as in the case of machine damage, determining the amount of damage or determining the cause of the damage. The expertise of an expert and court expert can be crucial in clarifying the facts of the case and helping the court reach a verdict.<\/p><p>When estimating the costs of court reports, various factors play a role, such as the time required, travel costs, the technology to be used, the time required for completion and, if applicable, the number of experts required. All of these factors must be taken into account when determining the costs.<\/p><p>Find out more about the costs of court reports and expert reports commissioned by industrial companies, commercial companies and insurance companies. Don&#8217;t be put off by the cost, make sure you get the best technical expertise as a machine appraisal to protect your legal interests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b91c2af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b91c2af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f502310\" data-id=\"f502310\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec14594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec14594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why an expert report may be necessary in mechanical engineering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c233c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c233c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An expert report in mechanical engineering is indispensable in various situations. As a rule, expert reports are commissioned by three different clients:<\/p><ul><li>Industrial companies or commercial companies: commission for different reasons and at different times. These may concern questions when initiating a technical-legal dispute. It can also be after a technical problem occurs or when technical aspects are being clarified when the company is confronted with technical and legal allegations.<\/li><li>Insurance companies usually commission after the damage has occurred. This often involves the key points of cause, responsibility and the amount of damage.<\/li><li>Courts commission this if there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/evidence-decision-zpo-machine-expert\/\">decision to<\/a> take evidence and technical issues in the field of mechanical engineering, machines and technically related areas are to be clarified in a binding manner as part of a legal dispute or an independent <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/evidence-preservation-report-machines\/\">evidentiary procedure<\/a> .<\/li><\/ul><p>You can find an overview of some topics here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ede94 elementor-cta--layout-image-below elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"06ede94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-Themen-Maschinengutachten.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Expert report costs court\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMachine report\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDifferent tasks for different clients\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/clients\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick here\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08fb2fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08fb2fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c7c7e\" data-id=\"e2c7c7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09dd982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09dd982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Costs for court reports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fccaef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fccaef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The costs for expert reports for courts are calculated according to JVEG.<\/p><p>The JVEG is a German law that regulates the remuneration and compensation of persons who work within the framework of the judiciary, in particular experts, interpreters, witnesses and other persons who act on behalf of the judiciary.<\/p><p>The JVEG sets out the principles and rules for the remuneration of these people who, for example, appear as experts in court, testify as witnesses or act as interpreters.<\/p><p>It contains detailed provisions on the level of remuneration, travel costs, expenses and other aspects that must be taken into account when compensating people in the context of justice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1e4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b1e4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fahrzeugkran_komp.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-ml size-ocean-thumb-ml wp-image-5242\" alt=\"Liability damage machinery machine law firm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fahrzeugkran_komp.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fahrzeugkran_komp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fahrzeugkran_komp-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image 1: Major damage - overturned mobile crane.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff1037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aff1037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JVEG<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a796cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a796cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The current Judicial Procedure Act (JVEG) dates from April 2025 and entered into force on June 1, 2025. The judiciary has taken into account a so-called &#8220;judicial discount&#8221; of 5%, arguing that the state is &#8220;a good client.&#8221; <\/p><p>The legislature wants experts to bill their time expenditure to the minute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77c913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e77c913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hourly rates for \u201cexpert reports, court costs\u201d<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b147067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b147067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The hourly rates in the JVEG from 2021 should represent the average hourly rates in the respective specialist area from 2018. Then a discount of 5% was also taken into account.<\/p><p>It is not known when the new hourly rates in the JVEG, effective June 2025, were established. Based on experience, they are likely already a few years old. <\/p><p>The costs for court reports are therefore based on hourly rates that are too low.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/jveg\/BJNR077600004.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different hourly rates<\/a> for the many subject areas are contained in \u201cAnnex 1 to Section 9 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 JVEG\u201d.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb0ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adb0ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hourly rate for \u201cmachinery and systems\u201d<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5de0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5de0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">According to Section 24.4, including the judicial discount, the hourly rate valid since June 2025 is \u20ac142.00 net. This rate is significantly lower than for expert opinions for industry, commercial enterprises, and insurance companies. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eea810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eea810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hourly rate according to JVEG \u00a713 paragraph 1 or paragraph 2<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef70d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef70d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to JVEG \u00a713 para. 1 request a higher hourly rate. This is granted if either<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4fdaa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4fdaa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a24b7\" data-id=\"b1a24b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c359f1\" data-id=\"9c359f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278c041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"278c041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>both parties or one party and the court agree to this hourly rate.  <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ce9804\" data-id=\"9ce9804\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1898e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1898e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, consent should only be granted if twice the permissible fee, i.e. \u20ac260.00 net in the area of \u200b\u200b\u201cmachinery and systems\u201d for the court expert\u2019s hourly rate is not exceeded.<\/p><p>Experts also regularly use this application when working on behalf of courts because<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c19f20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c19f20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d2fe37\" data-id=\"3d2fe37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4900ceb\" data-id=\"4900ceb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c3b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7c3b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>the hourly rate in the court order is simply well below the usual market hourly rates<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bca698a\" data-id=\"bca698a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ec4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13ec4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>lies. Without this application, the <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/expert-opinion-court-costs\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"237\">costs for court reports<\/a> are always cheaper than those for a party-mandated report, all other conditions being equal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27769ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27769ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional costs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349fe13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349fe13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following will continue to be paid:<\/p><ul><li>reimbursement of travel expenses,<ul><li>Flat rate per kilometer when traveling with your own or rented car,<\/li><li>parking fees,<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Rail for the use of 1st carriage class and all associated costs as well as the costs of using public transport;<\/li><li>Hotel costs if an overnight stay away from home is necessary;<\/li><li>Reimbursement for other expenses such as<ul><li>Costs of necessary representatives and necessary accompanying persons,<\/li><li>Making copies and printouts,<\/li><li>\u2026<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab94046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab94046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price increases and JVEG<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390036c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390036c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Figure 1 shows the price increases with reference to the data from the Federal Statistical Office for Consumer Prices in Germany ( <em>Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 2023 | As of: December 31, 2023 \/ 5:39:40 p.m.<\/em> ).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff28d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ff28d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KostenGerichtsgutachten.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10221\" alt=\"Costs for court reports\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KostenGerichtsgutachten.jpg 850w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KostenGerichtsgutachten-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/KostenGerichtsgutachten-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Hourly rate in court orders.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7ea03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be7ea03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This data was simply converted so that 2018 represents the base at 100%. Finally, in 2018, the respective \u201c <em>average hourly rate<\/em> \u201d for experts was determined for different specialist areas.<\/p><p>You can see that the price increases in the comparison between 2023 and the year of the survey were already almost 20%.<\/p><p>The hourly rate according to JVEG for experts in the area of \u200b\u200b\u201c <em>machinery and systems<\/em> \u201d was determined to be \u20ac130.00 net, with reference to the supposedly determined average hourly rates for 2018, including the judicial discount. Without the judicial discount, this average rate would have been \u20ac136.50 in 2018. I do not know of anyone who, as <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/technical-expert\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78\">an expert witness<\/a> in 2018, only claimed an hourly rate of \u20ac136.50 net for party reports in mechanical engineering. The hourly rates for full-time and professional experts were already higher in the \u201cmachinery and systems\u201d area.<\/p><p>The vertical line in Figure 1 indicates the starting point of the current JVEG. Taking into account the price increases, the hourly rate should have been significantly higher, even with a \u201cjudicial discount\u201d, based on the average costs determined. Taking into account the price increases in the meantime and assuming that the average prices in the \u201c <em>machinery and systems<\/em> \u201d sector from 2018 actually represent the average, which I clearly doubt,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f57f47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f57f47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6497576\" data-id=\"6497576\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea32312\" data-id=\"ea32312\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c91cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0c91cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Today&#8217;s hourly rates for court reports in the area of \u200b\u200b\u201cmachinery and systems\u201d would have to be between \u20ac155.00 and \u20ac165.00 net.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d31ab7b\" data-id=\"d31ab7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0d7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef0d7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary court hourly rate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ce50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7ce50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The court hourly rate for \u201cmachinery and equipment\u201d was already set too low in 2018 and is still subject to a judicial discount.<\/p><p>The current rates under the Judicial Procedures Act (JVEG), effective June 2025, are also below the standard fees on the open market. Court hourly rates should already be significantly higher due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/expert-opinion-court-costs\/\">cost increases since 2020<\/a> .  According to JVEG, the costs for court reports are not based on real market prices.<\/p><p>For this reason, most experts also make an application for an increased hourly rate in accordance with JVEG \u00a7 13 para. 1 or paragraph. 2 use.<\/p><p>Further information can be found in Section 7 \u201c <em>Important Aspects:<\/em> <em>Expert Report Court Costs<\/em> \u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79434fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79434fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4163f6c\" data-id=\"4163f6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2593f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2593f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hourly rates for party reports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c5486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c5486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A party report is when an expert has been commissioned to provide a report by one of the parties involved in a legal dispute or other contentious matter. In principle, reports that are not commissioned by courts and public prosecutors are always party reports.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a93057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a93057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20130313_Fahrzeugkran_komp-800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-ocean-thumb-ml size-ocean-thumb-ml wp-image-5268\" alt=\"Liability damage machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20130313_Fahrzeugkran_komp-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20130313_Fahrzeugkran_komp-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image 2: Major damage - overturned mobile crane.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5da07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a5da07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industrial companies and commercial enterprises<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c779eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c779eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The hourly rates are of course higher than according to the JVEG in the court order and the considerations according to Section 3.1.1 and Section 3.3.<\/p><p>Daily rates plus travel costs and daily rates including travel costs can be agreed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196a96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"196a96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insurances<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0632d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a0632d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Insurance companies often commission expert reports, especially in cases <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/deduction-new-for-old-liability-damage-machines\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"164\">of liability damage<\/a> . Then the topic is often about the following questions:<\/p><ul><li>What is the cause of the damage?<\/li><li>Who is responsible for that?<\/li><li>How high is the amount of damage?<\/li><\/ul><p>In analogy to industrial companies and commercial enterprises, the hourly rates are also higher than according to the JVEG in the court order.<\/p><p>Most insurance adjusters offer slightly lower hourly rates than commercial and industrial companies.<\/p><p>This has the following reasons:<\/p><ul><li>Insurance companies are very often regular customers who commission on a regular basis.<\/li><li>Insurance companies very rarely have the time pressure that almost always exists when carrying out expert work for business and industry.<\/li><li>The liability risk is higher than in court orders, but lower than in orders from industrial companies and commercial enterprises.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e8f84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e8f84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9de07a\" data-id=\"c9de07a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755198d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"755198d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expenses and additional costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c67246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c67246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Expenses and additional costs will be passed on to the client for both party reports and costs for court reports (Section 7).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4f138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e4f138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-Mangel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10247\" alt=\"Costs for court reports\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-Mangel.jpg 454w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-Mangel-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 3: Low level of damage on an older machine.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9ec54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b9ec54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are usually the following costs:<\/p><ul><li>Traveling expenses,<ul><li>Own car with flat rate per kilometer,<\/li><li>Rental car including all additional costs,<\/li><li>Train travel always 1st class,<\/li><li>Flights:<ul><li>Standard if flight duration is less than 4 hours, otherwise<\/li><li>Business class.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Hotel costs: A business hotel is booked for business travelers with at least<ul><li>four stars in the Federal Republic of Germany and<\/li><li>five stars abroad.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10c0de0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10c0de0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7a2b34\" data-id=\"a7a2b34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7805f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7805f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of \u201cexpert reports on court costs\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6907c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6907c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the costs for court reports and party reports always depend on the individual case, I will only mention two exemplary examples here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fe430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58fe430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example 1: Attendance at the hearing of witnesses on behalf of the court<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971cc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971cc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Publicly appointed and sworn experts are also summoned by courts to examine witnesses in complicated and obscure technical cases. In the present case, the amount in dispute for a machine that was said to be defective was around \u20ac20,000.00 net.<\/p><p>The example lists the costs for the mandated attendance as well as participation in the witness interview and preparation for the appointment:<\/p><ul><li>Study of files to prepare for the hearing: 3.75 hours;<\/li><li>Arrival at the hotel (Hannover-Berlin): 3.5 hours;<\/li><li>Arrival from the hotel to the court, hearing, departure to Hanover: 7.25 hours.<\/li><\/ul><p>This court activity requires only 14.5 hours, which requires only a small amount of hours.<\/p><p>In addition, there are the travel costs for the Federal Railway 1st class, taxi and hotel costs. The postage costs for returning the file and other correspondence with the court will also be charged. In this case, that amounts to \u20ac379.40.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b4aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17b4aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP1-1024x664.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10258\" alt=\"Expert report costs court\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP1-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP1-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP1-1536x997.png 1536w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP1.png 1965w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 2: Example costs for participating in a witness survey.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851f739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"851f739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The costs for court reports for this activity amounted to around 11.3% of the value in dispute. Further information can be found in Section 7 \u201c <em>Important Aspects:<\/em> <em>Expert Report Court Costs<\/em> \u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40435c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40435c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example 2: Costs for court reports (written) in the event of machine damage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae90d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae90d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There was damage to a milling machine. This damage had already been repaired at the time of the on-site judicial inspection.<\/p><p>The evidentiary decision contained \u201c <em>only<\/em> \u201d four questions. To do this, however, it was necessary to measure the geometries on site in order to be able to answer the questions posed in the evidentiary decision using the knowledge gained during the on-site visit as part of analytical investigations. It was a lawsuit with a claimed amount of net damages of \u20ac250,000.00.<\/p><p>The following example shows the costs for the commissioned written court report:<\/p><ul><li>Studying files to prepare for the on-site visit: 11.25 hours;<\/li><li>Arrival, on-site appointment, departure: 8 hours;<\/li><li>Interim correspondence with the parties and the court: 1.5 hours;<\/li><li>Preparation of the written report with analyzes: 31.25 hours.<\/li><\/ul><p>In addition, there are travel costs for the 1st class federal railway, taxi, five originals of the report for the court and postage costs amounting to \u20ac414.81 net.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f200e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f200e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP2-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10267\" alt=\"costs of expert court\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP2-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP2-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP2-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP2-1536x1001.png 1536w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-BSP2.png 1960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 3: Example costs for a written court report.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a18bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06a18bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The costs for court reports for this activity amounted to around 2.9% of the value in dispute. Further information can be found in Section 7 \u201c <em>Important Aspects:<\/em> <em>Expert Report Court Costs<\/em> \u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2ed485 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2ed485\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e87ffc\" data-id=\"2e87ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab70ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab70ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important aspects: Expert report, court costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297445e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"297445e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Disputes in the area of \u200b\u200bmachines and systems as well as in mechanical engineering are usually associated with high costs. This is because the amounts in dispute are usually high. As a rule, the dispute is not only about a <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/product-liability-for-machines-product-defects\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"158\">product defect in a machine<\/a> , but in most cases, loss of profit is also taken into account because the machine or system could not be used or could only be used to a limited extent due to the alleged defect. In such scenarios, follow-up costs arise, which are then usually claimed and increase the amount of damage claimed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffc610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dffc610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1963\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10273\" alt=\"Expert report costs court\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten.png 1963w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-1536x1001.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1963px) 100vw, 1963px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 4: Litigation cost risk and expert costs depending on the amount in dispute.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd1278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cd1278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Figure 4 shows the litigation cost risk for amounts in dispute up to \u20ac3,000,000.00 1st instance in court as well as cumulatively for the 1. and 2nd court instance.<\/p><p>So if the amount in dispute is \u20ac1,000,000.00, the cost risk for the process is as follows 2nd instance around \u20ac115,000.00. If you lose as a party in the first instance with a dispute amounting to \u20ac1 million, the legal cost risk is around \u20ac45,000.<\/p><p>In addition, Figure 4 shows the estimated costs for an expert report in mechanical engineering in the range of amounts in dispute up to \u20ac3 million. A minimum value is given (\u201cSV-MIN\u201d) and an estimated maximum value (\u201cSV-Max\u201d) in the event that the expert report becomes extensive or relatively costly due to the effort involved.<\/p><p>The estimated maximum value (\u201cSV-Max\u201d) takes into account the worst case scenario with the highest costs based on experience. However, it is expressly stated that this is only an estimate.<\/p><p>It must be emphasized again that the lower limit for an expert report in mechanical engineering is also an estimate, but it is much more realistic than the upper estimate.<\/p><p>These are estimates because no expert who is commissioned knows exactly<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a831b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a831b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3233182\" data-id=\"3233182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93c7cfb\" data-id=\"93c7cfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66cd88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e66cd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>exactly what activities will be necessary until the report is completed and how much time this will require.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09ddb4f\" data-id=\"09ddb4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee1c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cee1c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The process cost risk, however, can be determined relatively precisely. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the RVG (\u201cRechtsanwaltsverg\u00fctungsgesetz\u201d) determines the costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-133160f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"133160f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f571522\" data-id=\"f571522\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a97d809\" data-id=\"a97d809\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6850c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6850c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The costs for lawyers depend exclusively on the value in dispute.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-429a1b0\" data-id=\"429a1b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8af2d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8af2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, one thing must be taken into account in the event of damage in mechanical engineering:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2bbd9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2bbd9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4a22db\" data-id=\"d4a22db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c92a7f7\" data-id=\"c92a7f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c3add elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5c3add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>good and successful lawyers do not work according to RVG,<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9204015\" data-id=\"9204015\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f53525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f53525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>but agree on special remuneration with their clients. In this respect, the costs of high legal disputes for lawyers and thus the legal cost risk, especially in difficult cases and high amounts in dispute, are generally higher than shown in Figure 4.<\/p><p>In general one can state:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-431e501 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"431e501\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a99f175\" data-id=\"a99f175\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4024415\" data-id=\"4024415\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d60e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d60e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The risk of legal costs is almost always significantly higher than the costs for court reports and party reports.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a99644\" data-id=\"7a99644\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49df61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49df61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-2-1024x664.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10279\" alt=\"Litigation cost risk and expert costs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-2-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-2-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-2-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-2-1536x996.png 1536w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-2.png 1963w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 5: Process cost risk and expert costs with lower amounts in dispute in the area of \u200b\u200b\u201cmechanical engineering, machines and systems\u201d.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a11fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5a11fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Particularly in the case of large damages with high amounts in dispute, such as those shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, a<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6894b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6894b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e85596e\" data-id=\"e85596e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3128b1\" data-id=\"b3128b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817777b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"817777b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Expert reports are always recommended.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28f02a3\" data-id=\"28f02a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2e0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e2e0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It clarifies technical issues and thus also helps lawyers to carry out legal assessments more objectively.<\/p><p>Figure 5 shows the litigation cost risk in comparison to the \u201c <em>machine report costs<\/em> \u201d for amounts in dispute up to \u20ac250,000. You can also see here that the relatively \u201ccertain\u201d costs for an expert report are significantly lower than the costs for the litigation cost risk in the first instance. Just in case it is one<\/p><ul><li>technically complicated case<\/li><li>extensive evidence and thus<\/li><li>a lot of time and perhaps also<\/li><li>high travel expenses<\/li><\/ul><p>If the maximum consideration is taken, the costs are in the order of magnitude of the litigation cost risk in the first instance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1db0d8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1db0d8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f92b22\" data-id=\"1f92b22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e3ff29\" data-id=\"4e3ff29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f7666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66f7666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>When the amounts in dispute in mechanical engineering are high, the costs for court reports are always low compared to the risk of litigation costs.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec21198\" data-id=\"ec21198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de711e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de711e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It can also be seen that experience shows that the costs for expert reports at the lower limit do not increase as significantly as the risk of litigation costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ca6be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77ca6be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1966\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10283\" alt=\"Costs of expert machine law firm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-3.png 1966w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-3-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-3-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-3-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-RASV-Kosten-3-1536x999.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1966px) 100vw, 1966px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 6: Litigation cost risk and costs for court reports with lower amounts in dispute in the area of \u200b\u200b\u201cmechanical engineering, machines and systems\u201d.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6c944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c6c944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the amounts in dispute in mechanical engineering are quite low, an expert report tends to be expensive compared to the amount in dispute.<\/p><p>This was also shown as an example in Example 1 in Section 6.1 of this article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-162711e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"162711e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b37e0fc\" data-id=\"b37e0fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55076fe\" data-id=\"55076fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa6c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aa6c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Costs for court reports and party reports do not depend on the value in dispute.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92b81a9\" data-id=\"92b81a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fabec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fabec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Therefore, as a party, you must carefully consider whether you need an expert report if the amounts in dispute are low.<\/p><p>For example, if an old machine is to be inspected as shown in Figure 3, the expert costs will be identical compared to the same task on a new machine of the same type. If the <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/current-value-of-machine-investment-in-case-of-liability-damage\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48\">current value<\/a> of the machine is low, the costs for an expert report on an old machine are relatively high. Are the costs for court reports or party reports worth it? The clients have to decide that. A good expert will point out this fact when dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/buying-used-industrial-machine-risk\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"126\">old machines<\/a> .<\/p><p>As can be seen in Figure 9, the expert costs or the \u201ccosts of machine reports\u201d for small amounts in dispute can exceed the litigation cost risk in the first instance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adfe495 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adfe495\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7cbd6c\" data-id=\"d7cbd6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53796d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53796d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Costs of experts commissioned by the party: assumption of costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df10c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df10c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As already explained, expert reports are not only required on behalf of courts, but also on behalf of commercial companies, industrial companies and insurance companies.<\/p><p>They are usually commissioned when there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/insured-sum-insurance-value-machines\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"4\">damage case in the area of \u201c <em>machinery<\/em> <em>and equipment<\/em> \u201d or in mechanical engineering<\/a> .<\/p><p>Damage is understood as meaning<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d75140 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d75140\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94e7e18\" data-id=\"94e7e18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d26f92\" data-id=\"8d26f92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f80fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f80fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Changes to a product that significantly impair or render impossible one or more of its intended functions.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e7bb80\" data-id=\"7e7bb80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c33bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30c33bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Damages<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12e689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d12e689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to \u00a7249 BGB, the party obliged to pay compensation must restore the situation that would exist if the circumstance requiring compensation had not occurred.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d77e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d77e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burden of proof<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1d495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1d495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the event of a claim, the claimant (&#8220;<em>injured party<\/em>&#8220;) is obliged to prove the cause and the amount.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/en\/destruction-of-evidence-vibrations-resonance-machine\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92\">Evidence<\/a> may be presented through a party expert opinion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f7419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21f7419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expert report costs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ff39d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0ff39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An expert report has a dual function:<\/p><ul><li>Proof of the reason and the amount as well<\/li><li>Creation of evidentiary documentation.<\/li><\/ul><p>The damage caused is determined. If necessary, the causes will be determined and the expected costs of restoring the original condition will be stated. A \u201cusable\u201d party report can be presented to the court or the tortfeasor\u2019s insurance company to assert the claim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de16787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de16787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67aff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67aff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Section 249 II of the German Civil Code (BGB), the person causing the damage must pay the amount of money necessary to restore the damaged item to its original condition.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fad78e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fad78e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84fd6b1\" data-id=\"84fd6b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23eae2b\" data-id=\"23eae2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2a77b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f2a77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><u>In the event of damage, the costs of the self-appointed expert are therefore<\/u> borne by the person responsible or their liability insurance.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3a13d1\" data-id=\"d3a13d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3065e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3065e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even though insurers often use experts themselves, having <em>their own<\/em> expert simply makes sense, as the costs under the German Civil Code (BGB) are corresponding damage items and as the injured party you also have expertise on your own side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7c05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe7c05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Costs of experts in the event of a loss for parties<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935d3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"935d3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Figure 7 shows the basic process. Damage has occurred. The injured party (\u201c <em>claimant<\/em> \u201d) commissions a party report to prove the damage in terms of responsibility, the technical reason and the amount of damage (\u201c <em>duty of proof<\/em> \u201d).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e4df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93e4df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-SVKosten_800x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10307\" alt=\"Expert costs \u00a7 249 II BGB\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-SVKosten_800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-SVKosten_800x450-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maschinenkanzlei.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10-SVKosten_800x450-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 7: Own expert costs as a damage item.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50aba8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50aba8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The expert hands over the finished report to his client (\u201c <em>claimant<\/em> \u201d) and invoices the claimant accordingly. This pays the fee bill for the expert report.<\/p><p>If damage has occurred, the claimant can now approach the person responsible and attempt to resolve the matter out of court. The person responsible will usually contact their insurer, often a liability insurer. If the cause and amount of the damage has been clarified and the person who caused it is also responsible for the damage, the insurer will settle the damage in this case and also cover the expert costs with reference to Section 249 II BGB. Then they are<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f91dfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f91dfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a06fb5\" data-id=\"7a06fb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f286132\" data-id=\"f286132\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a449225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a449225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Costs for the expert report on behalf of the party are a continuous item for the claimant.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e22abb6\" data-id=\"e22abb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d98e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d98e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the person responsible refuses to do so for any reason, the claimant always has the option of filing a lawsuit. This usually takes place at a regional court, as the costs for damage in the area of \u200b\u200bmechanical engineering, machines and systems are usually greater than \u20ac5,000.00 and regional courts therefore hear such cases in the first instance. In such a case, too, the expert&#8217;s fee in the event of damage is a damage item and, if the lawsuit is successful, also becomes a continuous item for the injured client of the party report.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7629bf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7629bf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22863f8\" data-id=\"22863f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00c03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c00c03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion and final thoughts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9ec79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa9ec79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Business and industrial companies know it from everyday life: legal disputes can hardly be avoided and occur again and again. This also applies in particular if one or perhaps several damages have occurred due to machines and systems or with machines and systems as well as in mechanical engineering.<\/p><p>The injured parties often quickly file a lawsuit through their lawyers. In almost all cases it will<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d026380 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d026380\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95e3368\" data-id=\"95e3368\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8790038\" data-id=\"8790038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97147d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f97147d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cEvidence: expert report\u201d  <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-02b680f\" data-id=\"02b680f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4789a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4789a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>offered. But how much do court reports cost?<\/p><p>Courts often have \u201c <em>interesting ideas<\/em> \u201d about how much a court report should cost. Even for simple, real-world problems, it is not possible to obtain a <u>simple<\/u> court report for less than \u20ac3,500.00 for problems in mechanical engineering. Section 7 \u201c <em>Important Aspects:<\/em> <em>Expert Report<\/em> <em>Court<\/em> <em>Costs<\/em> \u201d goes into great detail about the costs depending on the amount in dispute.<\/p><p>The costs for court reports are regulated by the JVEG.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9589957 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9589957\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9449bf\" data-id=\"d9449bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e25124\" data-id=\"6e25124\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd6897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cd6897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>However, the costs for court reports are in no way dependent on the amount in dispute in the disputed matter.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-211f888\" data-id=\"211f888\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7743d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7743d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That&#8217;s the big difference to the costs of lawyers. According to the RVG (Lawyers Remuneration Act), the costs for lawyers depend exclusively on the value in dispute.<\/p><p>In addition, reports are also commissioned as party reports by commercial companies, industrial companies and insurance companies. Here, experts are free to negotiate fees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1409e4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1409e4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dacdc0\" data-id=\"1dacdc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7155ff\" data-id=\"f7155ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7fcf6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7fcf6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>However, blanket solutions are not possible with serious collaboration because the effort usually cannot be estimated at the start of the order.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8052f38\" data-id=\"8052f38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749294b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"749294b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cost of an expert report depends on the effort and additional costs. It is not possible to estimate these costs precisely in advance as an expert for damage to machines and mechanical engineering.<\/p><p>However, experience already makes it possible to roughly limit the cost framework. Section 7 in particular shows that expert reports are generally always worthwhile in mechanical engineering with regard to the risk of litigation costs for damages of \u20ac20,000 or more. It is also the case that as the value in dispute increases, the costs for an expert report decrease significantly compared to the risk of litigation costs and the amount of damage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ddb968 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ddb968\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42dcf8d\" data-id=\"42dcf8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bfddc2\" data-id=\"2bfddc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a8c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1a8c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The higher the amount in dispute, the more advisable it is to obtain an expert report in mechanical engineering for examination.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8734d4d\" data-id=\"8734d4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154a9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"154a9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the other hand, as the injured party, you must carefully consider whether it makes economic sense to obtain an expert report in mechanical engineering if the disputed values \u200b\u200band damage amounts are low. I am of the opinion that it makes little sense for damages that are less than \u20ac10,000.00. Unless you are the client of a party report where the amount of damage is low, you are very sure that the report will be in your own favour.<\/p><p>Furthermore, the costs for a commissioned party report are usually a recurring item for the injured party if the commissioned report determines damage and can be used as evidence within the meaning of Section 249 II BGB.<\/p><p>What is essential is:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b6e589 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b6e589\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c775f\" data-id=\"24c775f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac5031\" data-id=\"7ac5031\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1318f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1318f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Experts are \u201ccheap\u201d compared to lawyers and the litigation risk, especially when the amount of damage is high.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-288b248\" data-id=\"288b248\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56a0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f56a0e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, one must also take into account that good lawyers from large law firms do not work according to RVG and have significantly higher hourly rates than experts in mechanical engineering. This means that the risk of legal costs for parties increases even further if they lose the legal dispute. This is also why it is important as a party to be able to assess as well as possible where you \u201c <em>technically stand<\/em> \u201d in a legal dispute. That&#8217;s why I recommend legal disputes over a value of \u20ac20,000.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ba815 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ba815\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0420cd\" data-id=\"e0420cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a4bdd5\" data-id=\"3a4bdd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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