A reasonable settlement level is based on many factors, where the objective probability of winning the dispute is only one factor of many. Even if you are right under a contract, it is a difference between being right and winning a dispute. To win a dispute, evidence is required and depending on the type of dispute, such evidence may be easier or more difficult to obtain. In general, disputes based on oral or technically complicated evidence are more difficult to assess the outcome of. The parties often find themselves in a situation where those who have been involved in the events which led to the dispute have either quit or no longer remember what has happened. The risk is often that the other party knows something that you don't. So setting a likelihood to win a dispute is often an exercise of making several moderate estimations. A reasonable settlement level should also take into account what the costs would be if the dispute was to be litigated or arbitrated all the way. Especially in disputes with minor values ​​(for example below EUR 0.5-1 million), legal costs can often exceed the disputed value. Finally, other factors - such as the opportunities for new business partnerships - can also affect a reasonable level of settlement.