The volume describes and analyzes how the costs of litigation in civil procedure are distributed in key countries around the world. It compares the various approaches, draws general conclusions from that comparison, and presents global trends as well as common problems and solutions. In particular, the book deals with three principal questions: First, who pays for civil litigation costs, i.e., to what extent do losers have to make winners whole? Second, how much money is at stake, i.e., how expensive is civil litigation in the respective jurisdictions? And third, whose money is ultimately spent, i.e., how are civil litigation costs distributed through mechanisms like legal aid, litigation insurance, collective actions, and success oriented fees? Inter alia, the study reveals a general trend towards deregulation of lawyer fees as well as a substantial correlation between the burden of litigation costs and membership of a jurisdiction in the civil and common law families. This study is the result of the XVIIIth World Congress of Comparative Law held under the auspices of the International Academy of Comparative Law.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9789400763456
eBay Product ID (ePID)
141561484
Product Key Features
Subject Area
International Law, Civil Law
Author
Mathias Reimann
Publication Name
Cost and Fee Allocation in Civil Procedure: a Comparative Study
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Law
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
314 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
11
Item Weight
504g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice