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Sodba I R 4/2005 ECLI:SI:VSRS:2005:I.R.4.2005 AI generated

Court transfers case to another district court due to conflict of interest involving a judge and opposing party.

Case Number Sodba I R 4/2005
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Slovenia (SI)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Slovenia transferred the case to the District Court in Ajdovščina upon the Chief Judge's request. The conflict arose because the opposing party was the wife of a judge on the original court, who also acted as her legal representative. The court ruled that this relationship created an unavoidable appearance of bias, necessitating a transfer to ensure public confidence in the judiciary.

Legislator headnote

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Article 67 of the Act on Civil Procedure; A case must be transferred to another competent court if the opposing party is the spouse of a judge on the original court and that judge acts as the party's legal representative, to exclude any suspicion of bias.

Keywords

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conflict of interest appearance of bias judicial impartiality transfer of jurisdiction spousal relationship legal representation public confidence

Cited Legislation

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Article 67 of the Act on Civil Procedure
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Sklep I R 26/2011
Supreme Court transfers case to another court because a party is a judge at the original court.
Sklep I R 65/2005
Court dismisses case against judge due to impartiality concerns and transfers jurisdiction to another court.
VSC sklep Kr 41/2000
Extramarital relationship between defendant and court clerk justifies transfer of territorial jurisdiction to another court.
Sklep I R 65/2006
Supreme Court transfers inheritance case jurisdiction due to judge's potential conflict of interest.
VSM Sklep I Kr 61946/2020-4
Court transfers criminal case to another court to preserve appearance of impartiality due to judge conflict.

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Full text

Za odločanje v tej zadevi se določi Okrajno sodišče v Ajdovščini.

[JEDRO]

Dejstvo, da je prva nasprotna udeleženka žena sodnika na sodišču, ki obravnava to zadevo, ta pa je hkrati njen pooblaščenec, bi bilo nedvomno moteče ne le v očeh obeh udeležencev, marveč tudi širše javnosti.

[OBRAZLOŽITEV]

Predsednik okrajnega sodišča je v svojem predlogu za prenos krajevne pristojnosti navedel, da je prva nasprotna udeleženka žena sodnika tega sodišča, ta pa tudi nastopa kot njen pooblaščenec. Zlasti zaradi varovanja pravosodne funkcije kot take predlaga, da se določi za reševanje te zadeve drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče.

Predlog je utemeljen.

Po 67. členu Zakona o pravdnem postopku lahko vrhovno sodišče na predlog pristojnega sodišča določi drugo stvarno pristojno sodišče, da obravnava zadevo, če so za to tehtni razlogi. Dejstvo, da je prva nasprotna udeleženka žena sodnika na sodišču, ki obravnava to zadevo, ta pa je hkrati njen pooblaščenec, bi bilo nedvomno moteče ne le v očeh obeh udeležencev, marveč tudi širše javnosti. Da bi bil izključen sleheren sum o pristranskem odločanju, je bilo treba predlogu ugoditi in določiti bližnje stvarno pristojno Okrajno sodišče v Ajdovščini.