270.11.6
TDC
CH-VD
Art. 20 TARIF des dépens en matière civile (TDC) - Cas spéciaux
Chapitre IV
Art. 20 TDC · Cas spéciaux
1. Dans les causes qui ont nécessité un travail extraordinaire, notamment lorsque les moyens de preuve ont été longs et difficiles à réunir ou à coordonner, que le dossier a pris une ampleur considérable ou que les questions de fait ou de droit ont été particulièrement compliquées, le juge saisi peut fixer des dépens supérieurs à ceux prévus par le présent tarif.
2. Lorsqu'il y a une disproportion manifeste entre la valeur litigieuse et l'intérêt des parties au procès ou entre le taux applicable selon le présent tarif et le travail effectif de l'avocat ou de l'agent d'affaires breveté, la juridiction peut fixer des dépens inférieurs au taux minimum.
Décisions judiciaires appliquant cette disposition (193)
HC.2023.437 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Request for Rectification Inadmissible Due to Scope Exceeded
Cited in the final order for imposing costs (dépens) on the appellant to be paid to the respondent.
91----------- · vd (art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Appeal Regarding Dismissal for Failure to Timely Pay Advance on Costs
The court determined the amount of second-instance costs owed to the respondent.
24----------- · vd (art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Creditor's Provisional Lifting of Opposition Denied Due to Premature Debt Maturity
This article was cited to justify awarding costs (dépens) to the appellee for the second instance.
ML.2022.200 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Appeal Regarding Provisional Lifting of Opposition to Payment Order Based on Real Estate Penalty Clause
Used to apportion the first instance legal costs between the two related files.
HC.2022.839 · vd (Art. 7 et 20 al. 2 TDC)
Father's Appeal on Child Support Reduction Deemed Inadmissible Due to Insufficient Motivation
The appellant was ordered to pay the respondent costs (dépens) for the second instance proceedings.
143----------- · vd (Art. 20 al. 1 TDC)
Municipality v. Tax Debtor: Definitive Lifting of Opposition to Payment Order for Communal Taxes and Reminder Fees
Cited in the reasoning to determine the reduction of legal costs for the appellant in the second instance, but not explicitly in the final orders (Dispositive I-V).
144----------- · vd (art. 20 al. 1 TDC)
Municipality v. Taxpayer (Summary Procedure for Lifting Opposition to Payment Order)
Cited in the reasoning for reducing costs awarded to the appellant in the second instance.
HC.2022.556 · vd (Art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Spousal Support Calculation Retroactivity After Separation Date Dispute
Cited for calculating the reduced party costs due by the appellant to the appellant in the second instance, formalized in order X (10.4.2).
HC.2022.451 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Artisan's Lien Enforcement on Multiple Properties Without Individualized Accounting
This rule concerns the calculation of legal fees (dépens) awarded to the respondents.
ML.2022.58 · vd (Art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Creditor's Withdrawal of Enforcement Request: Costs and Attorney's Fees Reduction
Applied to reduce the amount of first instance costs due to a manifest disproportion between the statutory minimum and the actual work performed by the counsel.
S.questre.2021.2 · vd (Art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Appeal Regarding Pre-Judgment Seizure Based on Estonian Judgment and Post-Judgment Payment Calculation
Applied to reduce the amount of costs (dépens) owed by the appellant for the proceedings subsequent to the Federal Tribunal's remand decision.
HC.2021.1031 · vd (Art. 20 al. 1 TDC)
Appeal Regarding Preliminary Evidence Procedure Legal Fees in Construction Contract Dispute
Used as the basis for granting the appellant attorney fees above the standard tariff.
ML.2021.169 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
State Tax Authority v. Tax Debtors (Mortgage Enforcement Lacking Necessary Co-Parties)
Used in the dispositive to determine the amount of legal fees (dépens) awarded to the appellant for the second instance.
HC.2021.830 · vd (art. 7 et 20 al. 2 TDC)
Eviction for Non-Payment Upheld Despite Tenant's Unsubstantiated Claims of Rent Offsets
Cited in determining the amount of the second instance indemnity for legal costs (dépens).
ML.2021.148 · vd (art. 20 al. 2 TDC)
Debt Enforcement Fee Award Reduction in Opposition to Definitive Discharge
Cited as the basis allowing the court to deviate from the fixed tariff scales when awarding costs in the first instance decision, and discussed regarding the final decision.