62017CO0558_INF
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 21 February 2022 – OZ v EIB
(Case C‑558/17 P-DEP)
(Taxation of costs)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Dispute over recoverable costs – Concept – No requirement that the party ordered to pay the costs must have refused a request for reimbursement
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 145(1))
(see paras 13, 14)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Expenses necessarily incurred by the parties – Definition – Fees paid by a party to its lawyer – Included – Elements to be taken into consideration for the purposes of taxation of costs
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paras 19-21)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses necessarily incurred in relation to taxation proceedings – Standardised procedure not presenting any difficulties
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paras 22, 41)
4.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Involvement of more than one lawyer – Irrelevant – Assessment having regard primarily to the total number of hours’ work objectively necessary for the purpose of the proceedings – Criteria
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paras 36-38)
5.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Lawyers’ fees incurred prior to the proceedings at first instance – Not included
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see para. 39)
Operative part
The total amount of costs to be paid by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to OZ in Cases C‑558/17 P and T‑607/16 is fixed at EUR 30000.