Supreme Court allows lawyer to file labor law appeal without office or employment status.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland overturned a lower court's dismissal of an appeal filed by a lawyer representing a labor dispute victim. The lower court rejected the appeal because the lawyer lacked a private practice and was employed by a trade union, violating strict statutory conditions. The Supreme Court ruled that the law's purpose is to expand access to justice, not restrict it, allowing any lawyer acting as a representative to file an appeal regardless of their own employment status or office. Consequently, the decision to dismiss the appeal was voided, and the case was remanded for further proceedings.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 465 § 1 KPC; Art. 8 ust. 1, 3 ustawy o radcach prawnych: A lawyer may file an appeal on behalf of a labor dispute victim without holding a private practice or being employed by a trade union, as the statutory conditions are interpreted broadly to facilitate access to justice.