CHANGES ADOPTED
On May 31, a new legal institution in Polish procedural law came
into force. The main goal of the modifications is to further
digitalize proceedings. These changes could be a positive
development for the judiciary, but on the other hand, they could be
viewed as negative, as certain legal constructions can generate
very serious problems and threaten the interests of the parties
involved.
The default form of an administrative proceedings will continue
to be delivery of pleading letters in a paper form. However, the
introduced provisions grant parties to proceedings the option of
choosing a new, electronic method of document delivery. The
amendments may help to speed up the proceedings and make it more
cost-efficient for the involved parties and the courts. New
proceedings will be conducted with the use of the ePUAP system,
which is an ICT platform designed for communication between
citizens or entrepreneurs and public administration units in
