Przegląd orzecznictwa Sądu Najwyższego

Abstract

Overview of the decisions of the Polish Supreme Court The resolution of the panel of seven judges of the Polish Supreme Court of November 9, 2021 (case file no. I KZP 5/21) is of utmost importance for legal practice. In the resolution, the Polish Supreme Court assumed that a witness who gives false testimony out of fear of criminal liability shall not be subject to the offense under Article 233 § 1a of the Polish Penal Code if, in exercising their right to defense, they testify untruthfully or conceal the truth without at the same time exhausting the qualities of the offense defined in another provision of the aforementioned act. The Polish Supreme Court decided to make the resolution a legal principle. Another important resolution of the Polish Supreme Court is the resolution of the panel of seven judges of January 14, 2022 (case file no. III CZP 7/22). As indicated by the Supreme Court, the liability of the insurance company resulting from the contract of a compulsory third party liability insurance of motor vehicle owners covers damages caused as a result of the operation of the device installed in the vehicle, even if the vehicle did not fulfill the communication function at the time of the damage. However, in accordance with the resolution of the panel of seven judges of the Polish Supreme Court of December 8, 2021 (case file no. III CZP 83/20) – a correction of a press material may be signed by the attorney of the person interested in its publication (Article 31a (1) and (4) of the Polish Press Law Act).