In this case, costs for the first trial alone are 45000 euros. Appeals are twice that. That should be plenty to cover the judge’s salary. Try it yourself: htt

In this case, costs for the first trial alone are 45000 euros. Appeals are twice that. That should be plenty to cover the judge’s salary. Try it yourself: https://www.foris.com/en/service-center/litigation-costs-calculator.html?tx_datamintsforiscalc_pi1%5Baction%5D=index&tx_datamintsforiscalc_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=ProcessCost https://www.foris.com/en/service-center/litigation-costs-cal... I used a million as the disputed amount, which is within the usual range for such trials.