Valuation of constitutional complaint proceedings: determining matter value based on objective significance of the case and legal representation.

The German Federal Constitutional Court set the matter value (Gegenstandswert) for the attorney's fees at €230,000, thereby establishing the financial scope for the representation in the case. The dispute concerned a constitutional complaint, with the court focusing on the determination of the fee basis rather than the substantive merits of the underlying constitutional claim. Relying on the objective significance of the proceedings and the principle that such proceedings are fostered by legal professional activity, the Court applied established fee assessment doctrines to justify the high valuation, ensuring the calculation reflects the complexity and importance of the constitutional litigation.