Experts - Apply for remuneration and compensation in specialized courts (Fachgerichtsbarkeit)

• Appointment by the court You must have been appointed by the court to prepare a report or findings report, to translate or interpret at a hearing, or in some other way as an expert. You must also have carried out work within the scope of your appointment. • Timely application or invoicing Your claim to remuneration generally lapses if it is not asserted with the court within a period of 3 months. The period begins: • in the case of a written appointment, upon receipt of your report or findings report by the court. • in the case of a hearing at a court date, upon its conclusion. In the case of multiple appearances (e.g. continuation hearings), the period begins upon conclusion of the last hearing. • If the appointment or involvement ends early due to a court ruling, the period begins as soon as you have been notified of the early conclusion.

• Application for remuneration and compensation Submit the written application by post or fax at the hearing on the court hearing date (Verhandlungstermin), or hand it in in person on site: • You already receive the application with the summons (Ladung) or at the hearing date. Please submit it fully completed to the court (Gericht). • Payment order and certificate of attendance The application also serves as the payment order (Auszahlungsauftrag), issued through certification of your attendance at the hearing date or after your release from the hearing date. • The payment order and the certificate of attendance must be signed by the court or the presiding judge (Vorsitzende/r). • Invoice for the written expert opinion or the commission Please submit your invoice together with your written expert opinion (Gutachten) or findings report (Befundbericht) in duplicate, quoting the case reference number (Geschäftszeichen) of the proceedings. • Proof of incurred travel costs or other expenses (original) Did you incur travel costs or other costs in connection with the court commission? Please provide proof of incurred travel costs and other expenses by means of the corresponding original receipts and enclose these with the application or the statement of account.

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• Justizvergütungs- und -entschädigungsgesetz (JVEG, Judicial Remuneration and Compensation Act) § 8 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/jveg/__8.html • Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO, Code of Civil Procedure) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/ • Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB, Civil Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/ • Bundesreisekostengesetz (BRKG, Federal Travel Expenses Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/brkg_2005/

Have you received the assignment or the summons from the Sozialgericht Berlin (Social Court Berlin)? • In that case, you can submit your completed written application in person at the registry (Geschäftsstelle), drop it in the letterbox of the Sozialgericht Berlin (Social Court Berlin), or send it by post, fax, or, in compliance with the requirements for elektronischer Rechtsverkehr (electronic legal communication) under the relevant regulations, to the sender of the summons. Have you received the assignment or the summons from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Administrative Court Berlin)? • In that case, you can submit your completed application in writing or in person at the Vergütungs- und Entschädigungsstelle (Remuneration and Compensation Office) on the ground floor, room 0408, or at the Verwaltungsabteilung (Administrative Department) on the 1st floor, room 1508.