Valuation of litigation subject matter for attorney fees based on subjective and objective significance of proceedings

The Federal Constitutional Court fixed the value of the subject matter for legal professional services at €250,000, a procedural determination rather than a substantive judgment on the merits of a constitutional complaint. The decision arose from a constitutional complaint (1 BvR 3386/08) where the court was required to assess the value of the legal work involved. The court applied the doctrine that the value must reflect both the subjective and special objective significance of the proceedings, as well as their promotion through legal professional activity, relying on prior case law (BVerfGE 79, 365) to justify the specific financial assessment for fee calculation purposes.