The Public Prosecutor, Antonio Pollara, Giuseppe Savarese, RINA and TOTAL S.A. have all appealed against the decision handed down by the Criminal Court in Paris on January 16, 2008. A number of civil parties have indicated that they will associate themselves with the Public Prosecutor.

The appeal was heard by the Court of Appeal in Paris starting on October 5, 2009. The verdict will be handed down on March 30, 2010 by the Court of Appeal in Paris.

Other civil parties, such as Capt. Karun Mathur, have launched civil proceedings to appeal against the amount of compensation set by the decision.

• November 2005: end of the judicial inquiry into the causes of the sinking by a panel of experts appointed by the Dunkirk Commercial Court.
  
  
• February 2006: the investigation is closed and the case is sent for trial before the Criminal Court in Paris.
  
  
• February to June 2007: the case is heard by the Criminal Court in Paris.
  
  
• January 16, 2008: the Criminal Court in Paris hands down its decision.
  
  
• End of January 2008: TOTAL S.A., the Public Prosecutor and several other parties appeal against the decision.
  
  
• October 5, 2009: start of the appeal proceedings in Paris.