Abstract
Polish civil procedural law has become highly regulated over the last half-century since the adoption of the 1964 Civil Procedure Code, which has been amended almost two hundred times, so far (piecemeal amendments). In this chapter, readers will find information about the preparatory proceedings (preparatory stage of proceedings) in the Polish civil justice system. The system of Polish procedural law and its history are briefly reviewed before the focus of the chapter is turned to the preparatory proceedings. Separate subchapters present the review of provisions on the activities preceding the hearing (trial), structural issues and deficiencies endorsed in practice. A considerable part of this chapter is intended to point out peculiarities that characterise the activities of court “actors” during this stage, including conciliatory activities. Special emphasis is given to the amendments to the Polish civil procedural law made during last few years that influenced (or rather were supposed to influence) the preparatory proceedings. This chapter also analyses whether the judiciary utilises the powers given to them by the legislation.
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