Supreme Court allows lawyer's dismissal by offering new role, citing statutory misapplication error.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of the lawyer's termination claim and remanded the case for a new ruling. The plaintiff argued that the employer violated the Lawyers Act by dismissing her from her legal role, while the employer claimed the dismissal was lawful due to organizational changes. The court found the lower court erred by citing non-existent articles instead of the correct provisions, ruling that the Lawyers Act does not prohibit transferring a lawyer to a different position.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1 ust. 1, art. 4, art. 9 ust. 4 of the Lawyers Act; The provisions of the Lawyers Act do not constitute an obstacle to dismissing a lawyer from their legal position by offering them another position, as the Act applies only to the specific legal role.