24/04/2026
We are honored to share that, in Thematic Bulletin No. 12/2025 on the financial valuation of properties by the Agency for the Treatment of Property (ATP), the Supreme Court has published Decision No. 00-2025-144 (38), dated 23 January 2025, as one of the selected cases of significance for the development of judicial practice. In this case, the claimant was represented by our law firm’s partner, Attorney at Law Erilda Papagjoni.
In its reasoning, the Supreme Court reaffirmed an important principle: in cases concerning the financial valuation of properties recognized for compensation, the public authority (ATP) bears the burden of proof to demonstrate the lawfulness of its decision and the correct determination of the property’s cadastral category, based on official documents and the evidence administered in the proceedings. The Court further held that the lack of a full and proper investigation, as well as the improper shifting of the burden of proof onto the private party, constitutes a violation of both substantive and procedural law.
The full decision is available at the following link:
https://lnkd.in/dGsfkBgt.