02 · Dispute resolution
Extraordinary appeals
Representation before the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of State in cassation, annulment and review.
What we do
The highest instances demand a legal technique different from ordinary litigation. We represent clients before the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of State in cassation, annulment and review proceedings. We master the grounds and technique of these appeals, where an error of form closes the door on the merits.
What’s included
We represent clients before the high courts in extraordinary proceedings.
- Cassation
- Annulment
- Review
- Tutela actions against judicial decisions
When to call us
An adverse second-instance judgment has been served and it must be decided, on a short deadline, whether the case admits casación.
The arbitral award falls within a ground for annulment and the deadline is brief.
Evidence or facts appear that did not exist when the final judgment was handed down.
A judicial decision violates a fundamental right and the tutela is the route that remains.
Another lawyer ran the case and an independent opinion is needed on whether it is worth appealing.
What the client gains
- An honest opinion on viability. These remedies are lost more on technique than on the merits; saying that one does not lie is also a service.
- The ground is properly framed. In casación, invoking the wrong ground amounts to not filing at all.
- The last instance is put to use. There is no second chance to correct the brief.