Court judgement

A court judgement is a decision by which the merits of a matter are decided. A judgement must set out the claim of the plaintiff, the reasons therefor, the objections of the defendant, the facts established by the court, the conclusions reached on the basis thereof, the evidence on which the conclusions of the court are based and the Acts which were applied by the court. In a judgement, a court must substantiate its reasons for not agreeing with the allegations of the plaintiff or the defendant. A court must analyse all gathered evidence in a judgement. If a court disregards any evidence, it must justify this in the judgement. The conclusion of a judgement must set out the position of the court concerning the satisfaction of a claim or dismissal of an action wholly or partially, and the procedure and term for appeal against the judgement. If a party requests that the court divide the legal costs, the court must indicate how the legal costs are divided in the decision. A judgement enters into force after expiry of a term of appeal.

A court judgement which has entered into force can be accessed on the Internet: judgements of county and city courts, administrative courts and circuit courts (courts of appeal) are available in the register of judicial decisions. The texts of the judgements of the Supreme Court are available on the website of the Supreme Court.