The German Federal Bar Association and the German Bar Association have been campaigning for an increase in lawyers' fees since 2018. In 2020, the reform then became concrete. In July 2020, there was the draft bill on the Costs Law Amendment Act 2021 (KostRÄG 2021), in September 2020, the bill was passed in the Federal Cabinet, in November in the German Bundestag and on 29 December 2020, it was promulgated in the Federal Law Gazette. The law will come into force on 01.01.2021.
The new build contains the new tariff, i.e. when creating a mandate, you are free to choose whether you want to bill according to RVG 2004, 2013 or 2021.
Bug fixes in various areas complete this maintenance update.