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SS-1860/2022-VLR ECLI:DK:VLR:2023:SS0000000902 AI generated

Defense lawyer fees for a cancelled court hearing were denied due to lack of legal basis.

Case Number SS-1860/2022-VLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Court of Appeal dismissed the claim for defense lawyer fees regarding a cancelled court hearing. The applicant argued that fees should be granted despite the cancellation, while the opposing party contended no legal ground existed for such payment. The court ruled that without a specific statutory basis, the claim for fees on a non-held hearing could not be supported.

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Straffesagens forsvarerlovgivning; s. 103 af Straffesagens forsvarerlovgivning: Defense lawyer fees are only payable when a court hearing actually takes place; no fees are due for cancelled hearings absent specific statutory authorization.

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defense lawyer fees cancelled court hearing criminal procedure legal aid court costs
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Landsretten fandt ikke grundlag for at tilkende forsvarer salær for aflyst retsmøde

[DOKUMENT] Afgørelse (1 sider) Orientering fra Domsdatabasen: Højesteret har afsagt kendelse i et kæremål til denne sag. Højesterets kendelse kan læses uden forudgående læsning af underliggende afgørelser. De underliggende afgørelser i kæremålet er af den årsag ikke offentliggjort i Domsdatabasen.