62020CO0663(01)_INF
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 November 2023 –Hypo Vorarlberg Bank v SRB
(Case C‑663/20 P-DEP)
(Taxation of costs)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Discretion of the Court
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraphs 19-21)
2.
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 paragraphs 27-31, 33)
3.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Expenses necessarily incurred for the purposes of the proceedings – Lawyers’ fees relating to periods subsequent to the oral procedure before the Court – Not included
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraph 32)
4.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Elements to be taken into consideration – Expenses necessarily incurred in relation to taxation of costs proceedings – Standardised procedure not presenting any difficulties
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraph 36)
5.
Judicial proceedings – Costs – Taxation of costs – Recoverable costs – Concept – Value added tax – Exclusion in the case of a taxable person
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 144(b))
(see paragraph 38)
Operative part
The total amount of costs to be paid by the Single Resolution Board (SRB) to Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG in respect of Case T‑414/17 is fixed at EUR 40500, to which shall be added default interest from the date of service of the present order until the date of payment of the total amount owed, at a rate equal to that applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations in force on the first day of the month in which payment is due, increased by three and a half percentage points.