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Sklep I R 79/2000 ECLI:SI:VSRS:2000:I.R.79.2000 AI generated

Supreme Court transfers enforcement case to another court due to judge-relative conflict of interest.

Case Number Sklep I R 79/2000
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Slovenia (SI)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Slovenia designated the Higher Court in Celju to handle the enforcement proceedings instead of the Higher Court in Maribor. This procedural shift was necessitated by a conflict of interest where the legal representative of the minor beneficiary was employed by the Maribor court, which was scheduled to decide the case. The court ruled that this familial connection created a reasonable doubt regarding the impartiality of the proceedings, thereby justifying the transfer to ensure procedural integrity.

Legislator headnote

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Zakon o pravdnem postopku, 67. člen: When a judge's relative connection to a party creates a reasonable doubt about impartiality, the Supreme Court may designate another competent court to proceed with the case to ensure procedural correctness.

Keywords

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conflict of interest judicial impartiality enforcement proceedings transfer of jurisdiction minor beneficiary procedural fairness relative connection

Cited Legislation

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67. člen Zakona o pravdnem postopku
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Sklep I R 72/2010
Supreme Court transfers custody of alimony increase case to Celje due to perceived bias in Maribor.
Sklep VIII R 8/2003
Supreme Court transfers labor case to Celje because Maribor court judge is a juror, raising impartiality doubts.
Sklep I R 58/2014
Supreme Court rejects transfer of case due to employee's employment at same court not threatening impartiality.
VSM Sklep II Kp 63205/2022
Appeal dismissed; visit restrictions for juvenile witness parents upheld to prevent collusion in criminal proceedings.
VSM sklep R 84/2011
Vienna Court dismisses appeal; District Court retains jurisdiction over interim orders before main proceedings start.

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Za odločanje v tej zadevi na drugi stopnji se določi Višje sodišče v Celju.

[JEDRO]

Predlog za delegacijo je utemeljen zaradi sorodstvene povezave med delavko sodišča, ki naj bi v pritožbeni fazi odločalo v tej zadevi, in mladoletno upnico. Da bi bil izključen dvom o korektnosti postopka in nepristranskosti odločanja, je bilo treba odločiti, naj v tej zadevi na pritožbeni stopnji postopka drugo višje sodišče.

[OBRAZLOŽITEV]

Višje sodišče v Mariboru je predlagalo, naj se v skladu s 67. členom Zakona o pravdnem postopku določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče v tej izvršilni zadevi. Zakonita zastopnica mladoletne upnice je zaposlena pri tem sodišču, ta okoliščina pa utegne vzbuditi nezaupanje v nepristransko delo sodišča, neugoden vtis bi nastal tudi v morebiti obveščeni javnosti.

Predlog je utemeljen.

Po 67. členu Zakona o pravdnem postopku lahko vrhovno sodišče na predlog pristojnega sodišča določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče, da postopa v zadevi, če so za to podani tehtni razlogi. Predlog je utemeljen zaradi sorodstvene povezave med delavko sodišča, ki naj bi v pritožbeni fazi odločalo v tej zadevi, in mladoletno upnico. Da bi bil izključen dvom o korektnosti postopka in nepristranskosti odločanja, je bilo treba odločiti, naj v tej zadevi postopa na pritožbeni stopnji Višje sodišče v Celju.