KKO 973/2018
AI generated
Supreme Court dismisses appeal where lawyer's submission is denied due to client's death before hearing.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's appeal against the refusal to allow a lawyer's written submission. The applicant argued that the submission was necessary, but the opposing party contended that the client's death rendered the submission moot. The court held that the procedural outcome was correct because the client's death prior to the hearing invalidated the necessity of the submission.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedLaki oikeudenkäyntijärjestystä (Oikeusprosessilaki) 39 a luku 1; Laki oikeudenkäyntijärjestystä (Oikeusprosessilaki) 39 a luku 2: The court may refuse a lawyer's submission if the client dies before the hearing, rendering the submission unnecessary.
Keywords
AI generated
lawyer submission refusal
client death mootness
procedural dismissal
Oikeusprosessilaki
supreme court appeal
Cited Legislation
AI generatedOikeusprosessilaki 39 a luku 1
Oikeusprosessilaki 39 a luku 2
Full text
Lausunnon antaminen on rauennut muutoksenhakijan kuoleman vuoksi.