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2026Brief summary: customs claims for duties and taxes established by a final judgment are treated as financial-department rights and are subject to Civil Code limitation rules under Art. 247(j), as read with Art. 461(2).
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Read study2026Expressing willingness to reconcile is not a ground for cassation. The preclusive effect of a final criminal judgment is limited under Article (332) and is affirmed by Article (42) when the criminal ruling was necessary on the occurrence, legal characterization, and attribution of the offence.
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Read study2026This summary outlines the elements of the tax-evasion offense under Article 30(a) of the General Sales Tax Law, focusing on evidentiary requirements and the consequences of insufficient prosecution evidence.
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Read study2026A concise summary of when tax first‑instance court judgments are subject to appeal rather than objection, focusing on Article 57(b)(1) of the General Sales Tax Law and the consequences of dismissal of objections and default judgments.
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Read study2026The rule clarifies when an appellate court may maintain its prior ruling despite cassation, and when the case requires re-examination and re-weighting of evidence to reach an acceptable outcome consistent with justice.
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Read study2026Article 13(3)(d) treats computer outputs attributed to an opponent as ordinarily probative and places on that opponent the burden to show they were not produced or authenticated by them. The rule excludes outputs a party prepared to use as its own evidence.
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Read study2026Summary of a decision examining whether conviction for submitting false documents suffices to impose substitute confiscation under Article 206 of the Customs Law. The decision clarifies the limits of applying substitute confiscation where goods entered under customs declarations.
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Read study2026The study addresses stamp‑fee obligations for invoices submitted as evidence and the conditions under which merchants' books and account statements carry probative weight, including judicial verification by technical expertise. This is an educational summary, not a judicial text or legal advice.
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Read study2026The study examines instances where the appellate court complied with a cassation ruling but addressed only the cassation point while omitting responses to the appeal grounds, and the resulting conflict with Article 202 of the Civil Procedure Code. Judicial precedent also requires that appellate decisions satisfy formal judgment requirements and explicitly address appeal grounds under Articles 160 and 188/4.
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Read study2026A concise summary of the conditions and procedures for requesting a retrial under Article 213, the res judicata effect of judgments, and the procedure for notifying heirs and continuing proceedings after a party's death.
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Read study2026If the Court of Appeal omits deciding a plaintiff's request for legal interest, Article 168/3 of the Civil Procedure Code requires filing a request to remedy the omission to that court; cassation on that omission is not permitted beforehand.
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Read study2026A brief summary of how splitting proceedings affects the scope of parties in objections to rights registers, the requirement to sue the registered owner, and the binding effect of withdrawing an objection.
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