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KKO 4805/1996 AI generated

Supreme Court allows partial claim for legal costs when state reimburses part of defendant's expenses.

Case Number KKO 4805/1996
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court ruled that the appellant could not recover the full legal costs awarded by the lower court because the state had already reimbursed a portion of the defendant's expenses. The court found that since the appellant was obligated to reimburse the state for the costs they incurred, they could not simultaneously claim the full amount from the defendant. Consequently, the court allowed the claim only to the extent that the appellant's reimbursement obligation to the state was less than the total costs awarded.

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Laki oikeudenkäyntikulujen maksamisesta (1996:1000); 10 §:n 1 momentti: If the state reimburses a party for legal costs, that party cannot claim the full amount from the opposing party and must only claim the difference between the awarded costs and the state reimbursement.

Keywords

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legal costs reimbursement state compensation civil litigation expenses costs allocation defendant liability supreme court ruling procedural outcome

Cited Legislation

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Laki oikeudenkäyntikulujen maksamisesta 1996:1000
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kko-precedent_1998_112
Supreme Court rules that a party granted free legal aid must reimburse the state but not the opponent's appeal costs if they lose the appeal.
appeal_1977_turku__1909
Court of Appeal granted free legal aid retroactively but denied state funding for counsel fees due to prior liability order.
kko-precedent_2015_57
Supreme Court quashes appeal court ruling on damages channeling where defendant did not appeal lower court decision.
kko-other_2023_1167
Supreme Court allows partial costs award where lower court failed to address initial trial expenses.
appeal_1984_eastern-finland__2394
Appeal court allows state compensation for litigation costs when increasing damages in civil proceedings.

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Käräjäoikeus oli peruuttanut asianomistajalle A myönnetyn maksuttoman oikeudenkäynnin ja jutun lopullisesti ratkaistessaan velvoittanut syytetyn B korvaamaan asianomistajan oikeudenkäyntikulut. B ei hakenut muutosta tuomioon.

A:n valituksesta hovioikeus muutti maksutonta oikeudenkäyntiä koskevaa ratkaisua siten, että etu jatkui keskeytyksettä kuitenkin siten, että A oli velvollinen korvaamaan osan menoista valtiolle.

Ratkaistessaan pääasian A:n valituksesta hovioikeus määräsi, ettei A:lla ollut oikeutta periä B:ltä käräjäoikeuden tuomitsemaa kulukorvausta. Kysymys hovioikeuden menettelystä ja A:n oikeudesta kulukorvaukseen B:ltä siltä osalta kuin hän oli itse velvollinen korvaamaan kulujaan takaisin valtiolle.