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KKO 3402/1997 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses appeal against lower court's arbitrary award of 1,000 marks to legal aid agent.

Case Number KKO 3402/1997
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision to award only 1,000 marks to a legal aid agent. The agent had submitted a detailed invoice totaling nearly 26,000 marks, but the lower court arbitrarily reduced the payment without providing any reasoning. The court ruled that such an unexplained reduction violated the principles of legal aid and due process, necessitating a full payment.

Legislator headnote

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Maksuttomasta oikeudenkäynnistä annetun lain 10 §; avustajan palkkion määrääminen ilman perustelua on laittomatonta ja rikkoo oikeudenkäyntiprosessin periaatteita.

Keywords

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legal aid agent court costs arbitrary reduction lack of reasoning procedural fairness Supreme Court appeal financial compensation

Cited Legislation

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Maksuttomasta oikeudenkäynnistä annetun lain 10 §
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kko-precedent_1997_12
Supreme Court increases lawyer fee from 1,100 to 3,952 marks based on standard task volumes and Ministry guidelines.
kko-precedent_1987_106
Supreme Court allows attorney fees for free trial but rejects appeal filing fees as state-funded.
kko-precedent_1990_20
Supreme Court dismisses appeal allowing retrial when lower court fails to justify fee reduction under free trial law.
kko-precedent_1992_36
Supreme Court allows lawyer fee for assisting defendant in lower court appeal but denies appeal filing fee.
kko-other_2013_2021
Supreme Court allows fee claim for defense counsel regarding unexplained dismissal of time-based costs by lower court.

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Maksuttomasta oikeudenkäynnistä annetun lain nojalla määrätty avustaja oli esittänyt hovioikeudelle palkkiosta ja kuluista eritellyn laskun arvonlisäveroineen määrältään yhteensä runsaat 26 000 markkaa. Hovioikeus oli perusteluitta määrännyt avustajalle maksettavaksi 1 000 markan palkkion. Kysymys palkkioratkaisun perustelemisesta ja palkkion määrästä.