Expediting and improving the appeal procedure in the light of amending act of July 2019

Abstract

The study presents the analysis of expediting and improving mechanisms of the appeal proceedings. This issue is discussed in the article in the light of legislative changes introduced under the Act of July 2019 Amending the Act Civil Procedure Code and Certain Other Acts. From the justification for the bill, it follows that the primary purpose of the amendment is to expedite and improve judicial proceedings in civil cases, whilst particularly expediting and improving an appeal to the court of second instance. The analysis covers the changes in the judgement justification of the court of first instance, changes in proceedings between the first and the second instance, changes in the appeal content, extending the admissibility of examining an appeal in closed session (in camera), introducing a simplified procedure for examining an appeal against a judgement dismissing a claim as manifestly unfounded as well as extending the situations in which the court may order a designated judge to take evidence.