Supreme Court mandates appeal court to appoint counsel ex officio when personal appeal includes such request within statutory deadline.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court overturned the Appeal Court's dismissal of Tadeusz T.'s personal appeal, which contained a request for an attorney to be appointed by the court. Although the Appeal Court rejected the appeal citing procedural requirements for legal representation, the Supreme Court found the personal appeal valid because it included a specific request for counsel within the one-month deadline. Consequently, the court ordered the Appeal Court to recognize the request and appoint an attorney rather than dismissing the appeal outright.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 393 2 § 1 KPC; Art. 465 § 1 KPC; Art. 117 § 1 KPC: When a party personally files an appeal within the statutory period containing a request for an attorney to be appointed by the court, the court is obligated to process that request and cannot dismiss the appeal solely on the grounds of the party's lack of legal representation.