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The Borgarting Court of Appeal (Norwegian: Borgarting lagmannsrett) is one of six intermediate courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Oslo. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Oslo and western Viken. These areas constitute the Borgarting judicial district (Norwegian: Borgarting lagdømme).
The court of appeal (Norwegian: lagmannsrett, lit. ‘lawman's court’) is the second level of courts of justice in Norway, reviewing criminal and civil cases appealed from the district courts. There are six courts of appeal, each covering a jurisdiction and based in a city.
The Borgarting (Old Norse: Borgarþing) was one of the four ancient popular assemblies or things (lagting) of medieval Norway. Historically, it was the site of the court and assembly for the south-eastern coastal region of Norway, covering from Göta älv (now in Sweden ) to the today's Risør in Agder .
The southwestern part of the old court's jurisdictional area became the new Borgarting Court of Appeal and the northeastern part retained the old Eidsivating Court of Appeal name. On 26 April 2021, the Storting approved moving the areas of eastern Viken county from the Borgarting court to the Eidsivating court. [4] [5] [6] [7]
This court is based at the Oslo Courthouse in the city of Oslo. The court serves the entire city of Oslo and the court is subordinate to the Borgarting Court of Appeal. [1] [2] As the largest district court in Norway, it handles about 20% of all cases in the country. The court handled 3,000 criminal and 2,200 civil cases, as well as 7,200 ...
The Gulating Court of Appeal building in Bergen. The country is divided into six appellate districts. Each court of appeal (Norwegian: lagmannsrett) is headed by a senior judge president and each court of appeal has several appellate judges. The courts are: Borgarting Court of Appeal in Oslo; Eidsivating Court of Appeal in Hamar; Agder Court of ...
The court in Hønefoss accepts cases from the municipalities of Hole, Jevnaker, Lunner, and Ringerike. The court in Sandvika accepts cases from the municipalities of Asker and Bærum. The court is subordinate to the Borgarting Court of Appeal. [1] [2] The court is led by a chief judge (sorenskriver) and several other judges.
Hallingdal District Court (Norwegian: Kongsberg tingrett) is a district court located in Nesbyen, Norway. It covers the municipalities of Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol and is subordinate Borgarting Court of Appeal. [1]