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First-instance acquittal rate surpasses 1% for first time

Last year, the acquittal rate in first-instance criminal trials exceeded 1% for the first time since statistics began, it was revealed on the 8th. According to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office’s ...
JD Supra

UPC Court of First Instance changes procedural language from Dutch to English to ensure fair proceedings

On 18 October 2023, the President of the Court of First Instance of the UPC issued an order changing the procedural language from Dutch to English (the language of the patent at issue). The Court ...
Law

Court of Appeals and Appellate Division As Courts of First Instance

The author writes "Preservation in the court below is the nucleus of appellate practice. But what does the “the court below” mean? Is it limited to Supreme Court, Surrogate’s Court, etc., or can the ...