Valuation of subject matter for attorney fees in constitutional complaint proceedings based on objective significance

The Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) First Senate set the value of the subject matter of attorney representation at 40,000 EUR, an administrative determination that does not involve a substantive judgment between opposing litigants or a party prevailing on the merits. This decision arose within the context of a constitutional complaint proceeding (Case No. 1 BvR 249/15), specifically addressing the calculation of legal fees and the procedural significance of the constitutional case. The decisive legal basis is the application of the statutory rules for determining the value of the subject matter in constitutional proceedings, specifically recognizing the "increased objective significance" of the hearing, as established in the precedent BVerfGE 79, 365.