Appeals

A party that has been judged a default judgement against it cannot appeal the judgement, but may apply to the district court in writing within one month of the date the judgement was pronounced to have the case taken up again. In such a case, the district court takes up the case for continued adjudication.

The court of appeal grants review permits in four cases:

• When the court of appeal is uncertain as to whether the district court has made the right judgement.
• If it is necessary for the court of appeal to be able to assess if the district court made the right judgement.
• If it is important that the court of appeal tries the case to provide other courts guidance for future judgements regarding similar issues.
• When there are otherwise extraordinary reasons to review the appeal.

A party that wants to appeal a judgement must do so in writing within three weeks from when judgement was proclaimed. The last date of appeal and how you file an appeal is stated in the judgement. The appeal is sent to the district court. The district court sends the appeal and all documents in the case to the court of appeal, which conducts a new review of the case.

If the court of appeal grants a review permit, the parties are provided the opportunity of addressing each other’s arguments, as in the district court, but the possibilities of citing new circumstances or evidence are limited. The court of appeal has the possibility of deciding the case without holding any main proceedings.

Appealing a judgement from the court of appeal

A court of appeal judgement can be appealed to the Supreme Court. A review permit is generally required, however, for the Supreme Court to take up a case. A review permit is granted if the Supreme Court’s judgement or decision can provide guidance to how other similar cases should be judged.