Glossary

Advokátní tarif

The Czech lawyers' tariff (Vyhl. 177/1996 Sb.) — a per-act scale where the fee for one legal act (úkon) is read from the matter's value.

Advokatska tarifa

The lawyers' tariff of the bar association, used in both Serbia and Montenegro. In Serbia it is a point-value (poen) scale (Tarifa o nagradama i naknadama troškova za rad advokata, “Sl. glasnik RS” 43/2023 i 56/2025, čl. 23 Zakona o advokaturi); in Montenegro it is a direct-euro scale (Advokatska tarifa AKCG, “Sl. list CG” 132/2025, čl. 15 st. 2 Zakona o advokaturi). In both it sets reference lawyer fees per procedural action — a semi-binding default, not a mandatory floor.

Apoio judiciário

Portuguese legal aid (Lei n.º 34/2004) — a means-tested benefit that can waive or reduce the taxa de justiça, and cover other costs, for a litigant with insufficient means.

Avukatlık Asgarî Ücret Tarifesi

Turkey's minimum lawyer-fee tariff (AAÜT), issued each year by the Türkiye Barolar Birliği. Under Avukatlık Kanunu m. 164 it is a binding minimum — a lawyer's fee may not be agreed or awarded below it — unlike the reference-value tariffs of most EU states, since Turkey is outside the CJEU line that liberalised those.

The national professional body of lawyers that, in most jurisdictions, issues or proposes the fee tariff Tarifo encodes from.

Başvurma harcı

Turkey's court application fee under the Harçlar Kanunu — a flat charge to open a case, differing by forum (lower at the sulh court than the asliye court). It is paid alongside the karar ve ilam harcı, and appeals carry their own fixed başvurma harcı.

Betalingspåkrav

Denmark's payment-order procedure (betalingspåkrav, Retsplejeloven chapter 44 a) — a simplified route to an enforceable title for an undisputed money debt up to 100,000 kr, filed at the bailiff's court (fogedret). Its court fee is a flat 750 kr (Retsafgiftsloven § 12); unlike Estonia or Bulgaria there is no special order-proceedings rate. If the debtor objects, the matter converts to ordinary proceedings.

A tariff floor a court could once not go below. Several EU jurisdictions abandoned binding minimums after CJEU rulings; where that has happened, the same figures now serve only as reference values.

Bod

The tariff point of the Croatian Odvjetnička tarifa — one bod = 2,00 € (Tbr. 54). Each procedural action is awarded a number of points, and the fee is the point count multiplied by the bod value.

A category of legal matter (e.g. divorce, debt recovery, labour dispute) that the tariff treats with its own fee rule. On Tarifo you pick a case type before entering any amount.

The sum a party asks the court to award. On Tarifo it is the primary input for any case type whose fee scales with the amount at stake; a synonym of material interest.

A fee built by combining several components — for example a base consultation amount plus a per-hearing charge — into one total.

A version of a statute that incorporates all amendments to date. Tarifo always encodes from the current consolidated text, never a superseded version.

A fee contingent on the outcome, typically a share of the amount recovered. Where permitted it sits outside the tariff scale; Tarifo computes the tariff reference, not success fees.

Contributo unificato

Italy's unified court fee — a single banded charge payable to the state to register a case, scaling with the claim value. It is a court cost, separate from the lawyer's compenso.

A tariff used to decide how much of the winner's legal costs the losing party must reimburse — distinct from what the lawyer privately charges the client.

Einheitssatz

Austria's flat-rate uplift (§ 23 RATG) covering a lawyer's ancillary costs as a percentage of the tariff fee, instead of itemising each minor outlay.

Fee 1.1

The money-claim fee scale in the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 (SI 2008/1053) for England & Wales: fixed bands up to £10,000, then 5% of the claim value to £200,000, then a flat £10,000 cap. The £10,000 band is inclusive, so the 5% rule starts only above it.

An adjustment the tariff applies to a base fee — a multiplier, an addition, or a replacement — for circumstances such as particular complexity or a specific procedural stage.

A tariff provision giving a minimum and maximum rather than one figure, with the exact amount depending on complexity. Tarifo displays a representative point within the range.

A flat amount set by the tariff for a defined task or case type, independent of the claim value — for example an uncontested step with a single statutory figure.

Fizetési meghagyás

Hungary's order-for-payment procedure — a fast, non-contentious route to an enforceable title for an undisputed money debt, run by notaries through the MOKK system. If the debtor objects, it converts to ordinary litigation.

Fri proces

Free legal aid in Denmark (fri proces) — a grant that exempts a party from the court fee (retsafgift) and covers certain litigation costs, available on means and merits criteria (Retsafgiftsloven § 9 + Retsplejeloven). Legal-expenses insurance (retshjælpsforsikring) plays a similar exempting role.

Gegenstandswert

The value of the matter under German law (RVG), used to look up the statutory fee. Closely related to Streitwert but also applies outside contentious proceedings.

Griffierecht

The mandatory court fee payable to the Dutch court registry (de griffie) to bring or proceed with a case, fixed by the Wet griffierechten burgerlijke zaken (and, for administrative appeals, the Algemene wet bestuursrecht). It is a flat banded amount that depends on the court, the value of the claim and the party type — a court cost, not a lawyer fee. The Netherlands has no statutory lawyer tariff.

Harçlar Kanunu

Turkey's Law of Fees (No. 492) — the statute whose (1) sayılı Tarife «Yargı Harçları» sets the mandatory court fees a party pays the state to file and pursue a case. Revalued and re-issued each January; the figures are KDV-exempt.

Help with Fees

The court-fee remission scheme for England & Wales (form EX160): a litigant on a low income or certain benefits can pay a reduced fee, or nothing. It applies to the mandatory court fees — there is no statutory lawyer tariff in England & Wales.

Illeték

Hungary's court duty — the state charge payable to file or pursue a case under the 1990 Itv. For first-instance civil claims it follows a nine-band progressive scale (42. §); it is VAT-exempt and separate from the lawyer's fee.

Karar ve ilam harcı

Turkey's decision-and-judgment fee under the Harçlar Kanunu — the main court fee, charged as a fixed maktû amount for non-monetary cases or a proportional (nispî) rate on the claim value, with a statutory minimum. One quarter is paid up front at filing (peşin, m. 28).

The exact article and ordinance a fee comes from, shown in the source language. It is the proof Tarifo is not inventing numbers — click it to read the cited provision in the gazette.

The rule, common in Europe, that the unsuccessful party bears the other side's recoverable legal costs, usually capped by a costs-recovery scale rather than the actual fee charged.

Maksekäsk

Estonia's expedited payment-order procedure (maksekäsu kiirmenetlus) — a fast, mostly paperwork route to an enforceable title for an undisputed money debt up to €8,000. Its court fee is 3% of the claim with a €65 minimum and no maximum (Riigilõivuseadus § 59 lg 6); if the debtor objects, the matter converts to ordinary proceedings.

The monetary value of the matter — typically the amount claimed or in dispute. For value-based case types it is the figure the reference fee is computed from.

Odvjetnička tarifa

Croatia's lawyers' tariff (NN 138/2023) — the Croatian Bar Association (HOK) point-value scale, adopted with the Minister of Justice's consent, that sets reference lawyer fees per procedural action.

The state journal in which laws and tariffs are officially published. Tarifo cites the gazette reference (e.g. ДВ, Monitorul Oficial, Bundesgesetzblatt) so every figure is traceable.

Onbepaalde waarde

“Indefinite value” — the category for a Dutch case with no quantifiable claim value, such as a divorce, parentage, adoption, or a request for a declaration or injunction. These cases pay a single flat griffierecht from a dedicated row of the schedule, rather than a value-banded amount.

Onorariu

Romanian for the lawyer's fee. The UNBR guide gives reference onorarii by case type that Tarifo encodes.

Onvermogenden

The reduced (low-income) court-fee rate under art. 16 of the Wet griffierechten burgerlijke zaken. A litigant who holds a toevoeging (legal-aid certificate) or an income statement from the Raad voor Rechtsbijstand pays this lower griffierecht.

Opłata sądowa

Poland's court fee for initiating proceedings, set by the law on court costs in civil cases and scaling with the claim value — distinct from the lawyer's fee.

Parametri forensi

Italy's forensic parameters (DM 55/2014) — the reference values courts use to quantify a lawyer's fee by phase of proceedings and value bracket.

A fee charged per countable unit of work — for example per court hearing or per page — multiplied by how many units the matter involves.

Pertárgyérték

Hungarian for the “value of the subject matter” — the amount in dispute that both the lawyer-fee scale (17/2024 3. § (1)) and the court duty (Itv. 42. §) are read against. Equivalent to material interest.

Poen

The tariff point of the Serbian Advokatska tarifa — one poen = 50,00 RSD (čl. 15, as amended by 56/2025). Each procedural action is awarded a number of points (poena), and the fee is the point count multiplied by the poen value, plus 20 % PDV.

The phase of a case — first instance, appeal, or cassation. Many tariffs set a separate fee, or a multiplier, for each stage.

A tariff figure that is advisory, not mandatory — a guide to what a fee customarily is, which the lawyer and client remain free to depart from. Every number Tarifo shows is a reference value.

Rekomendacijos

Lithuania's “Recommendations on maximum recoverable lawyer fees” (Teisingumo ministro įsakymas Nr. 1R-85, redakcija nuo 2015-03-20, TAR 2015-03968) — per-act coefficient maxima based on a quarterly wage scalar. Non-binding: courts use them as a cost-recovery ceiling when awarding legal costs to a winning party (CPK 98 str. 2 d.); the privately agreed lawyer–client fee is unconstrained.

Retsafgift

Denmark's court fee — the mandatory charge payable to the court to bring or proceed with a case, fixed by the Retsafgiftsloven (Court Fees Act). Since the 2021 reform the filing fee is a fixed amount, not a percentage: 750 kr for a claim up to 100,000 kr (or with no economic value) and 1,500 kr above (§ 1), with an optional fixed main-hearing fee (§ 2). It is a court cost, not a lawyer fee — Denmark has no statutory lawyer tariff — and it carries no moms (VAT).

Riigilõiv

Estonia's court fee — the mandatory charge payable to the State to file or proceed with a case, fixed by the Riigilõivuseadus (State Fees Act, § 59 civil / § 60 administrative, with the value-band table in Lisa 1). For monetary claims it is a fixed-amount band lookup on the claim value (a €100 minimum rising to a €5,000 cap over €500,000); flat amounts and two 3% rules cover the other cases. It is a court cost, not a lawyer fee — Estonia has no statutory lawyer tariff — and it carries no käibemaks (VAT).

The charge payable to the state to file or pursue a case — separate from the lawyer's fee. It is set by a court-fee statute, not the bar tariff, and often scales with the claim value.

Streitwert

The value in dispute under Austrian and German law — the figure the fee scale is read against. Equivalent to material interest.

Súdny poplatok

Slovakia's court fee (zák. 71/1992 Zb.) — the state charge to bring a case, typically 6 % of the claim value within a floor and ceiling.

Sudska pristojba

Croatia's court fee (Uredba o Tarifi sudskih pristojbi, NN 37/2023) — the state charge to bring or pursue a case, banded by claim value with a cap, separate from the lawyer's fee and carrying no PDV.

Sudska taksa

Serbia's court fee (Zakon o sudskim taksama + Taksena tarifa) — the state charge to bring or pursue a case, a base-plus-percentage scale on the claim value capped at 105.000 RSD, separate from the lawyer's fee and carrying no PDV.

Taxa de justiça

Portugal's court fee — the mandatory charge payable to the State to file or proceed with a case, fixed by the Regulamento das Custas Processuais (DL 34/2008). Each fee is a multiple of the unidade de conta, read off the RCP value tables (Tabela I/II). It is a court cost, not a lawyer fee — Portugal has no statutory lawyer tariff.

Taxă judiciară de timbru

Romania's judicial stamp duty — the state court fee payable to file a claim, banded by value, separate from the lawyer's onorariu.

A breakpoint in a tiered scale where the rate or base amount changes. Values just below and just above a threshold can produce noticeably different fees.

A fee computed in brackets: a base amount per bracket plus a percentage of the value falling inside it. The marginal rate usually falls as the claim value rises.

Ügyvédi óradíj

Hungary's budget-law lawyer hourly rate (7 000 Ft for 2025/26). It anchors the 17/2024 3. § (2) fee for matters of indeterminate value: twice the rate per hearing-hour, with a minimum of five times the rate.

Úkon právní služby

A single “act of legal service” under the Czech tariff — e.g. taking instructions, filing a pleading, or attending a hearing. The fee is charged per act.

Unidade de conta

The reference unit (UC) in which Portuguese court fees are expressed — fixed at €102 for 2026 by Lei n.º 73-A/2025, art. 242.º. Every taxa de justiça in the Regulamento das Custas Processuais is a multiple of the UC (for example 7 UC = €714), so a single value scales the whole fee table.

Valsts nodeva

Latvia's court fee — the mandatory charge payable to the State to bring or proceed with a case, fixed by the Civilprocesa likums (§ 34 and its 3. pielikums / Annex 3). For monetary claims it is a fixed-amount band lookup on the claim value (a €80 minimum rising in 25 bands to a €25,000 cap over €750,000), with flat amounts for non-property and family matters. It is a court cost, not a lawyer fee — Latvia has no statutory lawyer tariff, and it carries no PVN (VAT).

Value-added tax added to the lawyer's fee at the national rate. Tarifo shows the fee net of VAT unless the methodology note for a country states otherwise.

Výpočtový základ

Slovakia's annual “calculation base” (§ 1 Vyhl. 655/2004) — a yearly scalar derived from the average wage that fixes the per-act tariff amounts.

Žyminis mokestis

Lithuania's court stamp fee — the state charge payable to file a case, set by CPK 80, 82 str. and denominated in EUR since Lithuania joined the euro area in 2015. For most monetary claims it follows a banded percentage of the claim value (3%/2%/1%) subject to a 20 EUR minimum and a 15 000 EUR cap; flat amounts apply to specific case types such as divorce or special proceedings.

Γραμμάτιο προείσπραξης

Greece's pre-collection voucher — a minimum lawyer fee collected through the bar association when a case is filed, based on the scale in the Lawyers' Code (Ν. 4194/2013).

Материален интерес

Bulgarian for “material interest” — the value of the claim that drives the reference fee under Наредба № 1.