18 Oct 2021
Pretrial hearing in Polish civil procedure
At the end of 2019, Polish civil procedure underwent quite a few changes with which the legislator intended to improve certain aspects of proceedings before common courts. The legislation passed was supposed to reduce both the costs of the proceedings and average duration of cases. However, due to the worldwide pandemic, leading to numerous restrictions, […]
01 Jul 2021
Prospective legislative developments concerning electronic service of correspondence in civil litigation cases
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a series of legislative initiatives in Poland to begin using new technologies in civil cases in courts. As of the beginning of July 2021, two major legislative changes are envisaged concerning service of court correspondence. The first change is an amendment to the Civil Procedure Code which will come into […]