Court holiday regulation for lawyers and legal advisors on the agenda in Poland
Key Points
- A legal regulation effort is underway in Poland for the right of lawyers and legal advisors to request days without hearings.
- Although the relevant amendment submitted to the Lawyers' Law proposal was rejected, the Ministry of Justice supports the issue.
- While a regulation is planned within the scope of the procedural law, the professional organization of legal advisors is also contributing to the process with its proposals.
Years-long efforts to implement a legal regulation in Poland that would allow lawyers and legal advisors to choose specific days when no hearings will be scheduled are starting to yield results. Although an amendment proposal submitted at the last minute to the Lawyers' Law was rejected, the Ministry of Justice announced that it will support this right within the scope of the procedural law.
The professional organization of legal advisors is also taking an active role in the process with a concrete proposal to resolve the issue. Thus, the aim is to prevent lawyers from being victimized by their workload during their annual leave and holiday periods, and to ensure that the court calendar is operated more regularly.
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- What exactly is the new regulation on the agenda for lawyers in Poland?
- It is planned to introduce a leave/holiday right that will allow lawyers and legal advisors to choose specific days during which they can report that their own hearings should not be scheduled.
- What is the current status of this bill?
- The amendment submitted to the current Lawyers' Law has been rejected, but the Ministry of Justice has stated that it agrees to address the issue within the procedural law.
- Who will this change affect?
- When the regulation comes into force, it will directly affect lawyers (adwokat) and legal advisors (radca prawny) in Poland.
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