Relevant fees when starting a civil court case in Bulgaria

Starting of a court case in Bulgaria is related with paying of several fees, including state fees, attorney fees, court fees as the litigation procedure is expensive procedure and requires a serious budget.

The initial fee for starting the court case is amounting to 4 % over the entire amount of the claim. In case of several pretensions - alternative or cumulative claims, then 4 % fee for each separate claim is paid.

In case if the petitioner requires burdening of the defendant’s assets, there is additional fee determined by the judge.

If the petitioner is not a Bulgarian person, it is necesaary all the documents to be translated in Bulgarian language because the Bulgarian court is accepting documents prepared only in Bulgarian language or translted by a licensed translator.

If during the process the court appoints an expertise, the respective party should pay a fee for the expert’s report which depends on the judge `s dicretion and the complexity of the tasks.  The exact amount of the fee for the expert’s repots could not be determined in advance.

In Bulgaria the court cases includes three instances as the last instance is the Supreme Court. There is a state fee for contesting the court ruling before the next instance.

The attorney fee is usually determined in accordnace with the material interest of the claim but it is a matter of contractual relations between the client and the litigation lawyer.

This article was created by "Valova and Angelova" law firm