I PKN 476/99 AI generated

Supreme Court dismisses cassation on labor contract classification, upholding lower courts' finding of civil mandate based on party autonomy.

Case Number I PKN 476/99

Court / Authority Sąd Najwyższy

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2000-04-04

Outcome Dismissed

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Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal regarding the classification of a labor relationship as a civil mandate. The lower courts found that the worker operated independently with no subordination, leading to a civil contract despite the label 'employment'. The court affirmed that party autonomy prevails when contract characteristics are evenly balanced, rejecting the cassation as lacking grounds.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 22 § 1 and 11 of the Labor Code; Art. 393 § 12 of the Code of Civil Procedure: When a contract exhibits equal characteristics of both labor and civil relationships, the parties' intent and the contract's purpose determine its legal nature, and cassation is inadmissible unless the lower court's assessment was grossly erroneous.

Keywords

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Labor Code classification Civil mandate contract Party autonomy principle Subordination absence Cassation dismissal Contractual intent Legal relationship type

Cited Legislation

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Art. 22 § 1 and 11 of the Labor Code

Art. 393 § 12 of the Code of Civil Procedure

Art. 350 § 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure

Art. 379 point 4 in conjunction with Art. 323 of the Code of Civil Procedure

Cited Case Law

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