Mediation Fees

To initiate the mediation procedure, €40.00 VAT is required for disputes whose value does not exceed €250,000.00; € 80.00 VAT for those of a higher value, in addition to documented out-of-pocket expenses (e.g. registered letters sent for convocation, issue of certified copies, etc.).

The expected expense to carry out the conciliation attempt varies according to the value of the case. The first table (Table A) concerns the cases of disputes in which the mandatory nature of the conciliation attempt is envisaged, while the second table (Table B) concerns the cases in which the law does not provide for it to be mandatory. The expenses in the first table are in compliance with the provisions of Legislative Decree 180/2010 and subsequent amendments. changes.

Table A

Mandatory mediation

Table B

Voluntary mediation

It should also be remembered that, until 29.06.2023, the maximum amount of mediation costs for each reference bracket:

it can be increased by no more than 1/5 taking into account the particular importance, complexity or difficulty of the deal; it must be increased by no more than 1/4 if the mediation is successful according to the changes introduced by Ministerial Decree 145/2011 ; must be increased by 1/5 in the case of formulation of the conciliation proposal pursuant to article 11 of Legislative Decree 28/2010; in the matters referred to in article 5, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree 28/2010 (so-called mandatory mediation) it must be reduced by 1/3 for the first 6 brackets and by half for the remaining the reduction for the case of non-appearance of the counterparties. In these matters, no other increases are applied than that of 1/4 in the event of the success of the Mediation (letter b, art. 16); it must be reduced to € 40.00 for the first bracket and € 50.00 for the remaining when none of the counterparties of the one who introduced the Mediation participates in the proceeding. Minimum amounts are considered those due as maximums for the value of the dispute included in the bracket immediately preceding the one actually applicable, the minimum amount relating to the first bracket is freely determined . The amounts due for the single bracket do not add up under any circumstances.