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FINDING COMPETENT COURTS

The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.

Article 14(2), first indent - Names and addresses of the competent receiving or transmitting authorities

Click on the below link to view all competent authorities related to this Article.
List of competent authorities

Article 14(2), second indent - Receiving and transmitting authorities' geographical areas of jurisdiction

The State-guaranteed Legal Aid Service, as the competent receiving and transmitting authority, exercises its competence throughout the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

Article 14(2), third indent - Available methods of receiving applications

All methods permitted (post, fax, electronic means of communication).

Article 14(2), fourth indent - Languages that may be used for completion of the application

It should be noted that legal aid applications and documents attesting to a person’s right to receive State-guaranteed legal aid, which are submitted to the receiving institution, must be translated into Lithuanian or English.

Last update: 10/07/2019

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Legal aid

FINDING COMPETENT COURTS

Article 14(2), first indent - Names and addresses of the competent receiving or transmitting authorities

Article 14(2), second indent - Receiving and transmitting authorities' geographical areas of jurisdiction

Article 14(2), third indent - Available methods of receiving applications

Article 14(2), fourth indent - Languages that may be used for completion of the application