Cassation Decisions Volume 28
Decisions of the Federal Supreme Court Cassation Division, Volume 28 This volume represents the ongoing fulfillment of the judiciary’s statutory […]
Key Decisions From The Cassation Division
Review of Execution Proceedings Cassation File Number: 256866 Date: Hamle 24, 2016 E.C. Applicant: W/ro Tadelech Haile Respondent: Mr. Getinet
Key Decisions From The Cassation Division
Case I Regarding Marital Reconciliation and the Presumption of Marriage involves Cassation File Number 213837, dated April 26, 2014 E.C.,
Ten Key Cassation Decisions
Cassation File Number 266395 Under Articles 192 and 194 of the Criminal Code, reconciliation with the victim or the payment
Legal Insights: Recent Landmark Decisions from the Ethiopian Federal Supreme Court Cassation Divisions
Staying updated on Cassation decisions is vital for legal practitioners and citizens alike, as these rulings provide binding interpretations of
Union Dues and Salary Deductions Cassation File Number: 203551
Date: December 9, 2021 (Hidar 30, 2014 E.C.) Applicant: Ethiopian Airlines Group Employees’ Union (Rep: Tsegaye Debele) Respondent: Ethiopian Airlines
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Key Legal Principles from Cassation Decisions
Ceiling for Moral Damage Compensation Proving a Lost Written Contract Maximum Compensation for Breach of Contract Obligation to Mitigate Damages
Local (Territorial) Jurisdiction: Key Rules From the Cassation Division
Convenience, Cassation File No. 109383, Volume 17 Local (Territorial) jurisdiction is primarily based on the place where the cause of
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The Legal Effect of Relief Beyond Sought by the Parties: Cassation Case No. 252647
Ethiopia: Cassation Court Rules Against Granting Relief Beyond Party’s Request in Land Dispute
Explore Cassation Case No. 252647, where the Federal Supreme Court Cassation Bench addressed the principle of ultra petita (judging beyond what was sought by the parties). In a land dispute, lower appellate courts ordered the applicants to vacate 27 square meters, despite the respondent only requesting vacation of 1.30 meters by 2 meters. The Cassation Court reversed this, emphasizing that judgments must be limited to the relief explicitly requested by the parties, citing Civil Procedure Code Article 182/2 and previous cassation interpretations, thereby correcting a fundamental error of law.
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Rural Farmland Dispute: Cassation Case No. 250350
Cassation Case No. 250350 December 25, 2016 E.C. Justices: Etmet Assefa, Dejene Ayansa, Nuredin Kedir, Melaku Kassaye, Habtamu Irqihun Applicant:
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