I PKN 665/00
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Misconception by lawyer regarding right to appeal does not justify restoring procedural deadline under Polish law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's request to restore the deadline for filing a cassation appeal. The appellant's lawyer incorrectly believed he was authorized to file the appeal, leading to a delay of over a year. The court ruled that such a lawyer's error does not constitute an exceptional circumstance warranting deadline restoration.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 168 KPC; art. 169 § 4 KPC: A mistaken belief by a lawyer regarding their right to file an appeal does not qualify as an exceptional circumstance justifying the restoration of a procedural deadline.
Keywords
AI generated
procedural deadline restoration
exceptional circumstances
lawyer authorization error
cassation appeal
art. 169 KPC
procedural error
client liability
Cited Legislation
AI generatedart. 168 KPC
art. 169 § 4 KPC
art. 169 § 1 KPC
art. 385 KPC
art. 397 § 2 KPC
art. 39319 KPC
art. 8 ustawy z dnia 6 lipca 1982 r. o radcach prawnych