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Supreme Court of Cassation of Bulgaria

Върховен касационен съд

Reviewed· 2026-08-02Sofia

The apex court for civil, commercial and criminal cases. Its interpretive decisions, adopted by the general assemblies of its divisions, bind all courts and the executive, and are a central source of Bulgarian private law given the absence of a single civil code.

How the court is constituted

Tier
supreme
Court type
Court of cassation
Jurisdiction
Bulgaria — civil, commercial and criminal cassation
Seat
Sofia
Composition
Judges in civil, commercial and criminal divisions under a President appointed for a single seven-year term.
Languages
Bulgarian

Where an appeal goes next

None; constitutional referral only through the court itself.

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