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New Supreme Court chamber overturns suspension and refuses to forcibly bring in Judge Tuleya

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New Supreme Court chamber overturns suspension and refuses to forcibly bring in Judge Tuleya TVN24 | Poland 29th November 2022, 8:35 Author: js//now Source: TVN24, PAP The new Supreme Court Chamber has overturned the suspension of Judge Igor Tuleya from judicial duties The Supreme Court's Professional Responsibility Chamber has refused to let prosecutor`s office to forcibly bring Judge Igor Tuleya to the prosecutor's office to be heard and charged with disclosing information from the proc...

Haiters affair. Civil lawsuit launched. Zbigniew Ziobro sued

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Bankier.pl Haiters affair. Civil lawsuit launched. Zbigniew Ziobro sued publication 2022-11-24 15:42 update 2022-11-25 08:59 A civil trial related to reports of a campaign organised at the justice ministry to discredit and heckle Krystian Markiewicz the president of the Polish Judges`' Association Iustitia began on Thursday before the Warsaw District Court. The defendant in this case is, among others, the Minister of Justice. The lawsuit in this case was brought by Iustitia`s President. He ...

Independent judge acquitted of disciplinary charges. New NCJ enters the game

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25th November 2022, 20:06 The National Council of the Judiciary will appeal against the court's verdict that acquitted Judge Dorota Zabludowska of charges of failing to uphold the dignity of her office. The case concerns the award of the Medal of Equality that she received in 2018 from the late Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz. However, the case does not end there. The prosecution's appeal has been overtaken by the new NCJ. At the beginning of September this year, the disciplinary court in B...

OSCE organises 'round table' on Polish courts. But it is not a relief for PiS in its dispute with the EU

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26 NOVEMBER 2022 OSCE organises 'round table' on Polish courts. But it is not a relief for PiS in its dispute with the EU The "round table" is to take place on 1st December 2022. Supreme Court neo-judges are promoting it as a breakthrough on the rule of law in Poland. But there will be no breakthrough, just a routine meeting. Instead, there is a risk that PiS will use it as propaganda in talks with Brussels about unblocking billions from the National Recovery Plan. MARIUSZ JAŁOSZE...

Judge Tuleya's victory. The court ruled: Ban on classes with students unlawful

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Illegally suspended judge Igor Tuleya can teach legal trainees and law students. In its ruling, the capital's court emphasised that the Ziobro`s man Przemysław Radzik – president of Warsaw Regional Court, was groundless and unlawful - MARIUSZ JAŁOSZEWSKI THIS IS A PRECEDENT verdict. It was announced on 22nd November 2022 by Judge Małgorzata Kosicka of the Warsaw-Praga Regional Court. The verdict is not final, but it is important not only for Igor Tuleya but also for all judges and the ru...