Kammarrättsavgöranden

Kammarrättsavgöranden are decisions issued by the Administrative Court of Appeal (kammarrätten) in Sweden. They concern appeals against decisions made by district administrative courts (förvaltningsrätterna) and form part of the Swedish system for administrative justice. The kammarrättsavgöranden interpret and apply administrative law in a variety of areas, such as taxation, social insurance, migration, welfare benefits, planning and environment, and other public-law disputes.

The kammarrätt prövar appealed cases by reviewing the legality and application of the authorities’ decisions. In principle, the court focuses on legal questions and, to a limited extent, reassesses factual determinations made by the lower court. The procedures normally restrict new evidence, and the court renders its ruling as a judgment that either upholds, overturns, or remands the original decision for further processing.

Publication and precedential effect: Many kammarrättsavgöranden are published in official records and can be cited as guidance in future cases. However, decisions from the Administrative Court of Appeal do not have the same binding precedential force as rulings from the Supreme Administrative Court; they are primarily persuasive and help shape administrative practice. They may, nevertheless, influence how laws and regulations are interpreted in similar cases across the administrative judiciary.

Relation to higher courts: A decision in a kammarrätt can, in certain situations, be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court (Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen) with permission (prövningstillstånd). Such permissions are granted only for cases of significance, such as important legal questions or need for uniform interpretation.

Accessibility: Kammarrättsavgöranden are searchable in Swedish legal databases and through official court portals, making them available to practitioners, public authorities, and the general public.