Determination of subject matter value for attorney fees in constitutional complaint proceedings

The German Federal Constitutional Court fixed the subject matter value (*Gegenstandswert*) for the attorney’s fees in the constitutional complaint proceedings (2 BvR 2365/09) at €250,000. This decision resolved the procedural administrative matter of determining the financial value of the case for cost and fee calculation purposes, rather than adjudicating the substantive merits of the underlying constitutional complaint. The ruling is grounded in the court’s procedural authority to set the subject matter value in constitutional jurisdiction, a prerequisite for calculating legal costs in accordance with the applicable procedural codes.