This fifth edition has become necessary due to the changes brought about in the law of appeal by law 4842/2021 (and laws 4963/2022 and 4938/2022), as well as due to some recent jurisprudential developments.

Furthermore, this latest law established the pilot trial, which, although it does not belong to the realm of appeal law, takes place before the full Assembly of the Supreme Court, a institution that puts to the test certain fundamental provisions of the appellate process, which it will ultimately influence, making it necessary for the interpretation of the provisions regarding the pilot trial to be included in this book.

This edition is updated with jurisprudence and bibliographic references until 31.10.2022. Specifically, the work systematically interprets the provisions of articles 552 - 582 of the Code of Civil Procedure, aiming to provide solutions for all issues that arise before and during the appeal process.

The structure of the work, the directness of expression, and the substantiation of the positions supported offer the legal professional the tools needed for understanding the appellate process, while the critical dialogue undertaken contributes to the advancement of the interpretation and shaping of appeal law, making the present a book that, simultaneously, the reader will refer to in order to find answers to questions that arise during the overall application of civil procedural law.