COURT OF APPEAL’S DECISION

DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS IN CASE NO. 5868-24
October 9, 2024

CORRECTION REGARDING THE COURT OF APPEALS’ DECISION

New information has come to light indicating that GGN 2.0 has not become legally binding as of October 9, 2024. The case may be appealed to a third court (the Supreme Administrative Court) within 3 weeks of October 9, 2024.

GGN 2.0 will proceed legally as planned, since the decision by the County Administrative Board—case number 4506-2023—allows the competition to be conducted without the decision becoming legally binding.

The misunderstanding arose because Nordic Sport & Event (the undersigned), in discussions with an official at the Court of Appeals, inquired about the possibility of an exemption to use two- and four-wheelers and loaders if the case were delayed. The response I received was that the case would be processed quickly, and I assumed that the decision would have become legally binding as of October 9, 2024, when the ruling was issued. In my excitement and belief that GGN 2.0 had finally become legally binding at all levels, I unfortunately overlooked the fine print.

Of course, we should have read through the entire decision and realized that it could be appealed once more to a third court. In conversations with the County Administrative Board today, this also came as a complete surprise to them.

After both the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeals (two courts) ruled that the appellants would not be granted leave to appeal, we assumed the case was closed and had therefore become legally binding.

Conny Bohlin
President/CEO, Nordic Sport & Event AB
conny.bohlin@nordicsportevent.se
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