Civil Appeals

Advokato can assess a first-instance civil judgment for a party considering an appeal or responding to one, after checking conflicts and availability. We review admissibility, service dates, the case file, legal and factual errors, evidence and costs. Agreed outputs can include a deadline and merits assessment, an appeal or response, supporting motions and hearing representation. Acceptance, suspension of enforcement and a favourable judgment are not guaranteed.

The right route starts by assessing current law, facts, documents and deadlines together. This page provides a practical framework; an individual strategy is formed only after a confidential case assessment.

These are general civil appeal rules under Georgia's Civil Procedure Code. Default judgments, procedural rulings, cassation and special proceedings need a separate route and deadline check; criminal and administrative appeals are outside this page's scope.

1. Admissibility: Articles 364–366 identify the appeal route and limits. In a property-related dispute, Article 365 generally requires the value of the challenged part to exceed GEL 2,000. Do not apply that threshold mechanically to non-property claims or treat an ordinary appeal as the remedy for every default judgment.
2. Deadline: Article 369 sets a 14-day appeal period that cannot be extended or restored. The trigger depends on lawful delivery, announcement of the reasoned judgment when the entitled person is present, and Article 259¹ collection rules. Review the actual court record; the day you personally read a copy is not necessarily the start date.
3. Collection: under Article 259¹, a person present at, or duly informed of, the announcement generally must collect the judgment between days 20 and 30 after announcement of the operative part if intending to appeal; otherwise the appeal period runs from day 30. The provision also specifies persons for whom the court must arrange service. Check which rule applies before calculating the deadline.
4. Filing and grounds: Articles 367–368 require filing through the court that delivered the judgment, identifying the challenged part, requested change, errors, supporting circumstances and evidence. Check signature, copies, appeal authority and fee evidence. A court's period for correcting defects is a separate procedural matter.
5. Evidence and scope: Articles 380–382 restrict new evidence that could have been produced earlier but was omitted without a valid reason. Article 381 bars changing or increasing the subject of the claim or introducing a counterclaim on appeal; this differs from a respondent's procedural response. Build the argument from the existing record and justify admissible additions.
6. Enforcement: under Article 375, admission of an appeal affects the entry into force of the challenged part. A judgment ordered for immediate enforcement requires a separate assessment of possible suspension by the appellate court. Do not assume that sending an appeal or contacting a lawyer automatically stops enforcement.