Kostenorientierte Steuerung des Zivilprozesses

The implementation of the law in civil proceedings is largely a question of costs. Michael Breyer gives a systematic outline of the German, English and American model for the costs of litigation and analyzes their respective efficiency. In his analysis done on the basis of comparative law, he begins by dealing with the total costs to be paid by the parties in civil proceedings and by examining the allocation of these among the parties with the alternatives of a loser-pays rule and a liability for procedural misconduct. In conclusion, he analyzes the possibilities the parties have of availing themselves of a third party in order to finance and insure their proceedings. Since the German model proves to be very efficient, the author voices his support for a further development of the existing system.