II Ka 520/24
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Court increases state defense lawyer fee to 295.20 PLN and exempts defendant from appeal costs.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court partially modified the first-instance judgment by increasing the state-paid defense lawyer's fee to 295.20 PLN and exempting the defendant from appeal costs. The defendant appealed the original fee amount, arguing it was insufficient, while the state maintained the lower figure. The court ruled in favor of the defense lawyer's higher request based on the specific circumstances of the appeal proceedings.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 29 ust. 2 Prawo o adwokaturze; § 17 ust. 5 w zw. z § 4 ust. 3 rozporządzenia Ministra Sprawiedliwości: The court may increase the state-paid defense fee upon appeal and exempt the defendant from procedural costs when acting in the interests of justice.
Keywords
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state defense fee
appellate proceedings
procedural costs
exemption from costs
advocate remuneration
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 29 ust. 2 of the Act of 26 May 1982 on the Advocacy Profession
§ 17 ust. 5 in conjunction with § 4 ust. 3 of the Ministry of Justice Regulation of 14 May 2024 on the bearing of costs of unpaid legal assistance
art. 438 pkt 1 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 3 k.p.k
art. 438 pkt 4 k.p.k
art. 439 k.p.k
art. 437 § 2 k.p.k
art. 454 § 1 k.p.k
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