Section 223 — Appeals go to the Court of Appeal
Texte légal (original thaï)
ภายใต้บังคับบทบัญญัติมาตรา ๑๓๘, ๑๖๘, ๑๘๘ และ ๒๒๒ และในลักษณะนี้ คำพิพากษาหรือคำสั่งของศาลชั้นต้นนั้น ให้ยื่นอุทธรณ์ต่อศาลอุทธรณ์ เว้นแต่คำพิพากษาหรือคำสั่งนั้นประมวลกฎหมายนี้หรือกฎหมายอื่นจะได้บัญญัติว่าให้เป็นที่สุด
traduction anglaise
Subject to the provisions of Sections 138, 168, 188 and 222, and to this Title, a judgment or order of the court of first instance shall be appealed to the Court of Appeal, unless this Code or another law provides that such judgment or order shall be final.
Cette traduction anglaise est fournie à titre indicatif uniquement et n'a pas encore été vérifiée de manière définitive ; référez-vous toujours à l'original thaï.
Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 223 opens Title 1 on appeals and states the general right of appeal to the Court of Appeal against first-instance judgments and orders. It is expressly made subject to Sections 138 (judgments by compromise), 168, 188 (non-contentious cases) and 222, and to the rest of this Title, which contains the key limits such as the capital-sum bar on factual appeals in Section 224 and the interlocutory-order rule in Section 226. The closing clause preserves finality where the Code or another statute so provides, for example arbitration awards, which are challengeable only as that special law allows. In practice the section is the gateway that identifies both what is appealable and the correct destination court.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
The first questions on any appeal are whether the decision is appealable at all and to which court it goes; Section 223 answers both but must be read with the finality rules and the limits later in this Title. A common trap is trying to appeal something the law makes final, or appealing an order that is only interlocutory, which wastes the deadline. Before filing, confirm your route with a lawyer; see our guide to going to court in Thailand.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 3427/2562 (2019)
Where the court of first instance orders a case struck out on the ground that the plaintiff lacks authority to sue, the plaintiff may appeal that order to the Court of Appeal under Section 223, and the Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear it.
The Supreme Court held that where the court of first instance ordered the case struck out because the plaintiff had no authority to sue, the plaintiff could appeal that order to the Court of Appeal (Region 2) under Section 223, which therefore had jurisdiction to hear the matter. The defendant's argument to the contrary failed.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 1564/2561 (2018)
The right to appeal under Section 223 requires an order of the court of first instance to appeal against. A party who bypasses the required step of asking the trial court to revoke a procedure has no such order and cannot appeal.
The plaintiff appealed to set aside the reading of a Supreme Court judgment without first moving the court of first instance to revoke the allegedly irregular procedure under Section 27. The Supreme Court held that because no first-instance order existed, the plaintiff had no order to appeal under Section 223, so the appeal was improperly brought and the Court of Appeal was right to dismiss it.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 12335/2557 (2014)
A person whom the court of first instance has held directly liable, even an execution officer, is aggrieved by that decision and has the right to appeal under Section 223.
Although an execution officer is ordinarily not a party or interested person, the court of first instance had held the officer (the objector) directly liable to the plaintiff. The Supreme Court held that the officer therefore had the right to appeal under Section 223, treating the person against whom liability is directly imposed as entitled to appellate recourse.
Décisions sélectionnées avec numéros de dossier vérifiés dans la base de données de la Cour suprême. Les versions anglaises sont des traductions éditoriales réalisées par le cabinet à des fins d'étude.
Foire aux questions
Which court hears an appeal from a Thai court of first instance?
Under Section 223, a judgment or order of the court of first instance is appealed to the Court of Appeal, unless this Code or another law provides that the decision is final.
Can every first-instance decision be appealed?
No. Section 223 is subject to Sections 138, 168, 188 and 222 and the limits in this Title, and it does not apply where the Code or another law makes the judgment or order final.