Supreme Court dismissed appeal on procedural grounds and awarded costs to the losing party's lawyer.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against the labor court's decision to reject the plaintiff's claim for reinstatement. The court found the appeal filed outside the statutory deadline under Article 264 of the Code of Civil Procedure, rendering the appeal inadmissible. Consequently, the court awarded the defendant the right to recover litigation costs, applying a specific judicial interpretation to the fee regulation despite the lawyer's absence from the hearing.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 264 § 1 k.p.; Art. 98 § 1 k.p.c.; Art. 393 § 6 k.p.c.; Art. 393 § 12 k.p.c. - An appeal filed after the statutory deadline is inadmissible, and the opposing party is entitled to recover costs even if their counsel did not personally appear at the cassation hearing.