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KKO 17/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed appeal for late submission of case file due to procedural violation of time limits.

Case Number KKO 17/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the defendant against the lower court's decision to reject the case file. The defendant argued that the delay in submitting the file was caused by the court's administrative errors, while the opposing party contended that the statutory time limits were strictly observed. The court ruled that the defendant failed to demonstrate valid reasons for the delay, resulting in the procedural rejection of the appeal.

Legislator headnote

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OK 26 luku 14 §; OK 26 luku 15 §: The court must reject an appeal if the case file is not submitted within the statutory time limit, and the appellant bears the burden of proving valid reasons for the delay.

Keywords

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procedural time limits case file submission appeal rejection statutory deadlines burden of proof administrative delay court procedure

Cited Legislation

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OK 26 luku 14 §
OK 26 luku 15 §
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Kysymys pääkäsittelyn toimittamisesta hovioikeudessa riita-asiassa.

OK 26 luku 14 §

OK 26 luku 15 §