Before the start of each case an advance payment shall be agreed upon. This lump sum will be paid in advance, either in equal parts or according to the division agreed upon by the parties. As soon as this advance payment is received, Arbitrall can take all necessary measures. Thus, the procedure cannot be interrupted if one of the parties does not pay.
The arbitrator will determine the final settlement of costs in his/her final decision

A provision of  € 6,000 excluding VAT is due upon opening the file (more if the value exceed 40 000 €) .  Each party pays half of this amount, unless otherwise agreed. This amount allows a binding decision to be made within three months. The course of proceedings is thus guaranteed. Refunding if agreement before arbitration. All tariffs are VAT excluded.

COST

SET-UP 750 €

creation of file, contact with parties and/or counsel, drafting and interpretation of procedural documents

ADMIN 200 €/month

EXPENSES p.m.

e.g. catering, travel, translations, rent of premises…

HONORARIA

Fact checking

650 €/meeting (half day). There is one mandatory meeting. The parties may jointly agree to schedule additional meetings.

Mediation phase

650 €/ half-day meeting. Mediation will only take place if both parties agree

First Binding Decision

10% of the economic value in dispute, with a minimum of € 4000 and a maximum of € 20000

Following Binding Decision (on request, cfr Regulation)

One-third of fees due for the first binding decision. Paid in advance by the applicant.

Arbitration

Half of fees due for the binding decision. Paid in advance by the applicant.

CONFICT RESOLUTION

The costs

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The BelCCR’s
golden rules 

  1. Refusing to recognize one’s own responsibility is a fault. According to the principle of full reparation, the victorious Protagonist is reimbursed of his BelCCR’s costs by the other one.
    The same rule applies regarding the necessary expenses and fees of lawyers or experts.
  2. Suing is a right of the human person. Suing on solid grounds is not a fault, even if the case is lost. Consequently, the winner is not entitled to reimbursement of his costs and fees.
    This rule will be more hardly interpreted towards professionals or experts in the matter
  3. The Arbitrator is always entitled to compensate costs on ethic bases.
  4. The Protagonists are invited to negotiate an agreement regarding their mutual costs before any decision of the Arbitrator fixing this point.

The amounts (VTA excluded)

Administrative costs

Fees

  • Opening File « New Case » : 250 € lump sum

  • Managing costs : 200 € a month which begins on the second month

  • Mission on unilateral demand : 350 € flat fee

  • Auditor & Mediator : 650 € the meeting (3 hours max)

  • Arbitrator : 10% of the economic/financial issue with minimum 4 000 € & maximum 20 000 €

  • Exequatur : 350 € flat fee

Caution : if the meeting counts more than 4 people (BelCCR representative excluded) there is an additional cost from 150 € a meeting (pricing on demand)

The funding of these costs is shared between the Protagonists but if one of them is defaulted, the other Protagonist is jointly and severally liable.

Why paying ? Or the hidden costs of the free public justice

Yes, you could say : “why paying for this ? It’s paid by our taxes”.
Just have a look from the economic perspective :

  • how many fees have you invested to make your lawyer familiar of the situation ?
  • how many fees invested for correcting the errors of the Opponent ?
  • how many fees invested for trying to get the agenda o the procedure ?
  • how many losses for waiting and waiting again ?
  • how many fees lost for studying from scratch the cold case which became cold after all this time ?
  • how many fees invested for an appeal due to a bad comprehension of the facts by the judicial judge ?
  • and if your demand failed, you have to pay a penalty to the Opponent, how much ?
  • …

This example will make it even clearer : even about an economic demand of 12 000 €, it is cheaper for both Protagonists to activate the BelCCR’s arbitration procedure than the judicial judge

what we take care, what we don’t take care

the BelCCR is competent for all the others Civil, Commercial or Labour matters, for example

The BelCCR is not competent for :

  • dismissal and resignation, harassment at work, burn-out

  • family owned business & private wealth

  • heirs dispute

  • intestinal conflict between owners of the same building

  • neighborhood dispute

  • intestinal conflict between shareholders of the same company

  • invoicing, subcontractors and other commercial matters

  • conflicts between co-contractors

  • civil responsibility, prejudices and damage compensations

  • …

  • Divorce and separation

  • Administrative, or environmental matters

  • Taxes & social security

  • Construction law & architect’s responsibility

  • Consumer litigation (warranty and similar)

  • Travel litigation

  • non ethic issues (right of first refusal)