III RN 182/98
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Supreme Court dismisses administrative court order for fixed fee when lawyer files suit on client's behalf.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland overturned a lower administrative court's decision to reject a lawsuit due to an unpaid filing fee. The plaintiffs, represented by a lawyer, had paid the required fee after being summoned, yet the court still dismissed their claim. The court ruled that the lower court violated procedural law by demanding payment from the clients instead of the lawyer, who was the proper recipient of such notices under the relevant statutes.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 40 § 2 KPA; art. 59 ustawy o NSA; § 2 ust. 1 i § 7 rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów: When a lawyer files a suit on behalf of a party, the court must summon the lawyer for payment of filing fees, not the party, and failure to do so constitutes a serious violation of law.
Keywords
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administrative litigation
filing fee procedure
lawyer representation
procedural violation
Supreme Court review
costs of proceedings
administrative justice
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 40 § 2 KPA
art. 59 ustawy z dnia 11 maja 1995 r. o Naczelnym Sądzie Administracyjnym
§ 2 ust. 1 i § 7 rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z dnia 3 października 1995 r. w sprawie wpisu od skarg na decyzje administracyjne
art. 36 ust. 2 ustawy o NSA
art. 236 ust. 2 Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
art. 386 § 4 i art.397 §2 w związku z art. 39319 KPC i art. 39318 KPC w związku art. 10 ustawy z dnia 1 marca 1996 r. o zmianie Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego
art. 236 ust. 2 Konstytucji