Administrative cases in Italy run on a dedicated ladder — the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale (TAR) at first instance and the Consiglio di Stato on appeal. The DM 55/2014 parametri split the workload across two tabelle: Tabella n. 21 (TAR) and Tabella n. 22 (Consiglio di Stato). Structurally each tabella is richer than its civil counterpart: alongside the four standard phases (studio + introduttiva + istruttoria + decisionale) the parametri carry two distinct precautionary phases — fase cautelare collegiale and fase cautelare monocratica — because TAR and CdS routinely rule on urgent measures by both the full panel and the single judge (decreto presidenziale). The state-fee side under art. 13, comma 6-bis DPR 115/2002 is structurally different from civil litigation: contributo unificatoItaly's unified court fee — a single banded charge payable to the state to register a case, scaling with the claim value. It is a court cost, separate from the lawyer's compenso.Glossary → is flat by subject matter, not banded by value, with a wide spread (€300 for accesso/cittadinanza/ottemperanza; €650 residual; €1.800 rito abbreviato; €2.000/€4.000/€6.000 for procurement disputes; €0 for environmental-information access).
Administrative court (TAR)
The first-instance administrative jurisdiction — challenges against acts of the public administration (provvedimenti amministrativi) on grounds of incompetenza, violazione di legge, eccesso di potere. The TAR sits in each Italian region and rules on annulment, condanna, accertamento and adempimento.
You file it when a final administrative act has injured a legitimate interest (interesse legittimo) or a subjective right falling within administrative jurisdiction. The recourse is filed within 60 days of notification, with a strict procedural ladder: notifica al ricorrente, deposito, motivi aggiunti where the administration produces new acts, and frequent ricorsi cautelari to suspend the contested provision pending the merits.
Lawyer fee — Tabella n. 21 · art. 4, comma 5 DM 55/2014. Six-phase composite — four merits phases plus the two cautelare phases (collegiale and monocratica), each with its own scaglione-keyed valori medi. The introductory phase carries the art. 4, comma 10-bis +50% modifier for motivi aggiunti / +20% for ricorso incidentale. The calculator returns the exact figure for the selected phase set. State court fee — DPR 115/2002 art. 13, comma 6-bis, lett. e). Default flat €650 (banda residuale “in tutti gli altri casi”). Subject-matter variants: €300 (accesso/cittadinanza/ottemperanza), €1.800 (rito abbreviato), €2.000/€4.000/€6.000 (appalti pubblici by value), €0 (accesso ad informazioni ambientali ex art. 25 L. 241/1990). The v1 calculator defaults to the €650 residuale; the procurement / abbreviato variants are a v2 input.
Council of State (administrative appeal)
The administrative appellate court — review of TAR judgments on questions of law, fact, and procedure, with full jurisdiction in matters of merit (giurisdizione di merito) for the listed subject areas. Procedure mirrors the TAR’s, with the Consiglio di Stato sitting in sections of five (consiliari) and reaching plenary in the Adunanza Plenaria for points of conflicting case law.
You file it when a TAR judgment is to be appealed within the standard 60-day window from notification (90 days where no notification), or as the sole administrative court when the contested act has nationwide effect and the recursive choice falls there directly (recursi straordinari al Presidente della Repubblica are a separate, non-litigation channel).
Lawyer fee — Tabella n. 22 · art. 4, comma 5 DM 55/2014. Six-phase composite — the same shape as Tabella n. 21 (four merits phases + two cautelare phases). The valori medi sit above the TAR figures, reflecting that the matter has already been litigated below. State court fee — DPR 115/2002 art. 13, comma 6-bis, lett. e). Default flat €650 (same banda residuale as the TAR). The art. 13, comma 1-bis civil appello multiplier (×1,5) does not port to the administrative track — comma 1-bis multiplies the comma 1 civil bands, not the comma 6-bis flat administrative CU. The doppio contributo penalty under art. 13, comma 1-quater remains a post-judgment risk on rejected appeals.
Lawyer-side amounts are reference valuesA tariff figure that is advisory, not mandatory — a guide to what a fee customarily is, which the lawyer and client remain free to depart from. Every number Tarifo shows is a reference value.Glossary → for liquidazione giudiziale under DM 55/2014, not a binding minimumA tariff floor a court could once not go below. Several EU jurisdictions abandoned binding minimums after CJEU rulings; where that has happened, the same figures now serve only as reference values.Glossary → on the lawyer–client contract (D.L. 1/2012 art. 9; L. 247/2012 art. 13). Exception — equo compenso (L. 21 aprile 2023, n. 49): the parametri act as a binding floor in engagements with banks, insurers, large enterprises and the public administration — the equo compenso floor bites hard in administrative cases against the PA, since the PA itself is the “strong party” that triggers the regime. Contributo unificato amministrativo under DPR 115/2002 art. 13, comma 6-bis is a tax — no 22% IVA, no 4% CPA on the state-fee output; lawyer fees attract 22% IVA on top, plus 15% spese forfettarie and 4% CPA per the Italian invoice stack. See the methodology page for the full encoding rules.