Recovering State Losses at the Supreme Court and Its Lower Courts

Supreme Court Regulation No. 3 of 2013 on State Loss Settlement Procedures for the Supreme Court and its Lower Courts (“2013 Regulation”) has recently been issued.

The 2013 Regulation sets out non-litigious procedures for recovering state losses that arise within the working units of the Supreme Court and its lower courts. The 2013 Regulation’s provisions are applicable if a state loss occurs as a result of alleged unlawful acts being committed by members of the Supreme Court or its lower courts[1]. These parties are widely defined to include (Art. 2, 2013 Regulation):