Supreme Court dismissed cassation; privatization law does not erase prior legal consequences or standing.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by a privatized state enterprise against a court ruling awarding a supplementary pension to an employee. The appellant argued that the 1996 privatization law stripped the company of standing to contest the pension increase, claiming the old 1990 privatization law was void. The court rejected this, holding that the new law only replaced the old one for future actions and did not negate the legal consequences of acts performed under the previous statute or the company's standing in the ongoing dispute.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 74 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państwowych; Art. 8 ust. 2 ustawy z dnia 13 lipca 1990 r. o prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstw państwowych: The repeal of a privatization law does not extinguish the legal consequences of acts performed under the repealed statute, nor does it deprive the successor entity of standing in proceedings regarding those acts.