Work has resumed on a draft amendment to the Code of
Civil Procedure presented by the Ministry of Justice.
The proposed changes in civil procedure relate to almost all
stages of proceedings and introduce new solutions and procedural
institutions as yet unimplemented in Polish legislation.
Recognition of cases in civil courts in the first instance takes
approximately 15 months on average, however, proceedings in cases
with more legal difficulty or factual complexity may be pending for
much longer.
The fundamental objective of the planned amendment is to further
improve and expedite the functioning and completion of civil
proceedings.
Why do disputes take so long to resolve?
Apart from many formal aspects, the parties themselves often
undertake actions that affect the duration of proceedings. For
example, calling too many witnesses, whose testimony or statements
do not provide merit to the proceedings, or filing pleadings just
before or at the hearing, which
