The trial stage starts when the court receives your case and continues until the final judgement of the final court instance is taken.

Appeals for decisions and judgements

All decisions and judgements of lower courts can be appealed before a higher court, unless stated otherwise in the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is very important to observe the time limits allowed for the appeals. All decisions and judgements can be appealed within 20 days of the date that you received the decision. The decisions of the court that you receive must contain information explaining the procedure and time limits for their appeal.

Some complaints do not have specific time limits, because you may discover the circumstances about which you are complaining at any moment during the trial. In those cases it is important to complain as soon as possible.

example If you have found out about reasons why a judge in your case may not be objective or impartial, you should raise the issue of disqualification as soon as possible. 

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Last updated 04/03/2017