Supreme Court dismisses local notary chamber's ruling on internet ethics as ultra vires and unconstitutional.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland annulled a local notary chamber's resolution prohibiting notaries from maintaining individual websites, ruling it exceeded statutory authority. The chamber had declared such websites unethical and disciplinary offenses, contradicting a higher national regulation that explicitly permitted them. The court held that the local body lacked the legal power to define disciplinary offenses or impose such obligations, violating the constitution and the Notary Law.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 35 ust. 6, 7; Art. 36 Prawa o notariacie; Art. 17, 32 Konstytucji RP; Art. 58 Prawa o notariacie; Art. 43 Kodeksu etyki zawodowej notariusza: A local notary chamber lacks statutory competence to define disciplinary offenses or mandate the closure of individual websites, as such actions exceed its authority and create contradictory legal norms.