Hearings: May | | 2024

New - civil chambers - NCPC

NEW: According to article 3 of Law no. 76 of 2012 for the Implementation of Law no. 134/2010, the stipulations of the new Civil Procedure Code shall apply only to trials and enforcements initiated after its coming into force. Trials initiated through applications filed, under the law, at post offices, military units or detention facilities prior to the date when the new Civil Procedure Code came into force shall remain subject to the old law, even if they are registered with the court after such date.

New – all chambers – court fees

NEW: In relation to the stipulations regarding judicial stamp fees, see Emergency Ordinance no. 80 din 2013. According to Article 29 para. (1) item i of this Ordinance, criminal cases benefit from exemption from the payment of judicial stamp fees.

Jurisdiction – The First Civil Chamber

Jurisdiction - according to the new Civil Procedure Code

According to the stipulations of Law no. 304 of 2004 on Judicial Organization, as republished, and of the Civil Procedure Code, the First Civil Chamber rules in:

  1. appeals on law filed against judgments by Courts of Appeals, as well as upon other judgments, in cases set by law;
  2. revision applications, in cases set by law;
  3. actions for nullification;
  4. case transfer applications, on the grounds set by the Civil Procedure Code;
  5. conflicts of jurisdiction, in cases set by law;
  6. any other motions assigned by law under its jurisdiction.

At the same time, according to the stipulations of Article 21 of Law no. 304 of 2004 on Judicial Organization, as republished, and as subsequently amended by Law no. 76 of 2012 for the Implementation of Law no. 134/2010 on the Civil Procedure Code, published in Official Gazette no. 365 of 30.05.2012, the First Civil Chamber of the High Court of Review and Justice also rules in appeals on law filed against non-final judgments or other judicial acts, of any nature whatsoever, that cannot be appealed by any other means, and in respect of which the course of trial was interrupted before courts of appeals.


Jurisdiction – according to the old Civil Procedure Code

According to Law no. 304 of 2004 on Judicial Organization, as republished, based on its jurisdiction, the First Civil Chamber rules in:

  • appeals on law filed against judgments by Courts of Appeals and upon other judgments, in cases set by law;
  • case transfer applications, on the grounds set by the Civil Procedure Code;
  • conflicts of jurisdiction, in cases set by law;
  • any other motions, set by law.

In accordance with the stipulations of Article 23 para. (2) of Law no. 304 of 2004 on Judicial Organization, as republished, the First Civil Chamber also rules in appeals on law filed against non-final judgments or other judicial acts, of any nature whatsoever, that cannot be appealed by any other means, and in respect of which the course of trial was interrupted before Courts of Appeals.