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III UZP 3/11 AI generated

Social Security Office employee without legal qualification can act as process representative for their branch.

Case Number III UZP 3/11
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether a non-lawyer employee of a Social Security Office branch could serve as a process representative. The lower court had refused to draft a judgment's reasoning, claiming the requester lacked authority, while the Social Security Office argued for the employee's qualification under civil procedure rules. The court ruled in favor of the employee, establishing that any staff member of the Social Security Office, regardless of specific qualifications, may represent the office in social insurance matters.

Legislator headnote

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art. 87 § 2 zdanie 1 k.p.c.; art. 476 § 4 pkt 1 k.p.c.; art. 460 § 1 k.p.c.; art. 66 ust. 4 u.s.u.s.; art. 73 u.s.u.s.: A non-lawyer employee of a Social Security Office branch is authorized to act as a process representative for that branch in social insurance proceedings.

Keywords

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Social Security Office process representative civil procedure code social insurance matters employee authority legal qualification branch representation

Cited Legislation

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art. 87 § 2 zdanie 1 k.p.c.
art. 476 § 4 pkt 1 k.p.c.
art. 460 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 66 ust. 4 u.s.u.s.
art. 73 u.s.u.s.
art. 87 § 2 k.p.c
art. 476 § 4 pkt 1 k.p.c
art. 460 § 1 k.p.c
art. 6915 k.p.c
art. 379 pkt 2 k.p.c

Cited Case Law

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I UK 172/07 (OSNP 2009 nr 3-4, poz. 51)
I UK 24/09 (LEX nr 518167)
I UK 172/07
III CZP 154/07
Polish Supreme Court rules that unauthorized counsel invalidates proceedings and cannot be ratified by the client.
II GSK 359/06
II GSK 374/06
I UK 24/09

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