Court of first instance (disambiguation) explained

A court of first instance is a trial court of original or primary jurisdiction.

Specific courts by that name include:

• Tribunal of first instance (Belgium)
• Tribunal of first instance (France)
• Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)
• Courts of First Instance of Peru

See also

• General Court (European Union), known before the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon as the Court of First Instance
• Regional Trial Court of the Philippines, formerly the Court of First Instance