Costs of mediation

Costs of mediation

The costs of NAI mediation consist of (i) administration fees and (ii) the mediator’s fee. Unless otherwise agreed, the costs of counsel, experts and other advisors engaged by a party shall be borne by that party.
The administration fees can be calculated by entering the estimated monetary interest of the claim in the calculator below. The mediator’s fee is based on an hourly rate, which depends on the financial interest and the time the mediator spends. How quickly parties reach a solution in mediation depends on various factors. Therefore, it isn’t easy to estimate the total costs of mediation.

Administration costs

Mediator’s fee

The NAI Secretariat will determine the appointed mediator’s hourly rate based on the monetary interest and the table below (the table can also be downloaded in PDF format). To guarantee payment of the mediator’s fee and costs, the parties must make a deposit before the first mediation session (see Article 9 of the NAI Mediation Rules).

Hourly rates for mediators/secretaries NAI (in €)
Category	Financial interest	Hourly rate for mediator	Hourly rate Junior	Senior Secretary
1	0 – 50.000	150	65	80
2	50.001 – 100.000	175	65	80
3	100.001 – 200.000	200	75	100
4	200.001 – 500.000	200	75	100
5	500.001 – 1.000.000	225	75	100
6	1.000.001 – 2.000.000	250	75	100
7	2.000.001 – 5.000.000	300	75	100
8	5.000.001 – 10.000.000	325	85	125
9	10.000.001 – 20.000.000	350	85	125
10	20.000.001 – 30.000.000	400	85	125
11	30.000.001 – 40.000.000	450	85	125
12	40.000.001 – 50.000.000	500	100	140
13	50.000.001 – 75.000.000	550	100	140
14	75.000.001 – 100.000.000	600	115	150
15	100.000.001 – 250.000.000	700	115	150
16	more than 250.000.000	800	115	150