Supreme Court allows lower costs for lawyer in labor case due to simultaneous related proceedings.

The Supreme Court of Poland overturned a lower court's decision to award full minimum costs to the losing party in a labor dispute. The plaintiff argued that his lawyer's work was less valuable because he handled multiple related cases simultaneously, yet the lower court refused to adjust the fees. The court agreed that while procedural decisions on joint participation cannot be re-evaluated, the actual labor contribution of the lawyer in this specific proceeding was reduced by the existence of other concurrent cases on the same issue, justifying a lower cost award.