Appeals

The consideration of the case will be continued in a Court of Appeal. For the consideration of certain matters of lesser importance, leave to continue the proceedings, granted by a court of appeal, is required.

The appeal process begins with a declaration of intent to appeal, which must be must be given to the District Court within a week of the decision. Thereafter the appeal document should be delivered through the District Court to the Court of Appeal. The appeal document must be delivered within 30 days of the decision. If the appellant fails to give teh declaration of intent to appeal and the appela document to the District Court in time, the decision becomes final. There is a form for the declaration of intent to appeal, but its use is not compulsory. In all its decisions, the District Court provides instructions on how to appeal against it.

Also the opposing party of the appellant may, even without declaring an intent to appeal, submit an appeal against a decision of a district court (a counter-appeal). The counter-appeal must be submitted within two weeks after the end of the appellant’s appeal period. The instructions for submitting a counter-appeal are included in the instructions for appeal enclosed with the decision of the district court.

Written appeal instructions are always attached to the decision.

Courts of Appeal

Updated on 31 January 2012