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Sklep I R 117/2011 ECLI:SI:VSRS:2011:I.R.117.2011 AI generated

Supreme Court allows transfer of civil damages case to ensure judicial impartiality and public trust.

Case Number Sklep I R 117/2011
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Jurisdiction Slovenia (SI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Slovenia granted the request to transfer jurisdiction from the Maribor District Court to the Celje District Court. The Maribor court sought this transfer because it was the defendant in a separate criminal case, creating a conflict of interest regarding potential damages claims. The court ruled that such a situation objectively compromises impartiality and erodes public trust, mandating the transfer under the Code of Civil Procedure.

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Article 67 of the Code of Civil Procedure; A transfer of jurisdiction is justified when the court's objective impartiality is compromised, specifically when the court is a party to another proceeding involving the same parties, thereby eliminating any doubt regarding the parties' trust in the adjudication.

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judicial impartiality transfer of jurisdiction conflict of interest public trust Code of Civil Procedure delegation of proceedings objective neutrality

Cited Legislation

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Article 67 of the Code of Civil Procedure
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VSRS Sklep III R 9/2024
Supreme Court dismisses request to transfer jurisdiction due to lack of objective impartiality concerns. The plaintiff's claim for damages is unrelated to the court's impartiality. The court found no valid reason to transfer the case.
VSRS Sklep I R 183/2022
Supreme Court dismisses transfer of jurisdiction due to witness being a judge at the same court.
VSM Sklep I Kr 49243/2021
Employment of victim at a different court does not justify transfer of criminal jurisdiction.
VSRS Sklep II DoR 235/2023
Supreme Court dismisses appeal by non-lawyer plaintiff and deems second appeal withdrawn due to unpaid court fees.
Sklep I R 57/2013
Supreme Court transfers payment claim trial to Maribor court based on witness location and cost efficiency.

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Predlogu se ugodi in se za odločanje v tej zadevi določi Okrožno sodišče v Celju.

[JEDRO]

Drug tehten razlog v smislu navedene zakonske določbe predstavlja tudi izpolnjevanje zahteve po objektivni nepristranskosti sodišča, pri čemer se mora izključiti vsak dvom, ki bi omajal zaupanje strank v odločanje sodišča. Odločanje o odškodnini za škodo, ki naj bi jo stranki povzročilo pristojno sodišče v drugi sodni zadevi, zato vsekakor predstavlja utemeljen razlog delegacije.

[OBRAZLOŽITEV]

1. Okrožno sodišče v Mariboru je predlagalo prenos krajevne pristojnosti, ker bi sicer moralo odločati o odškodninskih zahtevkih tožnikov za škodo, ki naj bi jo to sodišče povzročilo tožnikoma v kazenskem postopku K 250/2004.

2. Predlog je utemeljen.

3. Vrhovno sodišče lahko tudi na predlog pristojnega sodišča določi drugo pristojno sodišče, da postopa v zadevi, če je očitno, da se bo tako laže opravil postopek, ali če so za to drugi tehtni razlogi (67. člen Zakona o pravdnem postopku). Drug tehten razlog v smislu navedene zakonske določbe predstavlja tudi izpolnjevanje zahteve po objektivni nepristranskosti sodišča, pri čemer se mora izključiti vsak dvom, ki bi omajal zaupanje strank v odločanje sodišča. Odločanje o odškodnini za škodo, ki naj bi jo stranki povzročilo pristojno sodišče v drugi sodni zadevi, zato vsekakor predstavlja utemeljen razlog delegacije.