Sukces przed Sądem Apelacyjnym w Lublinie w sprawie o zapłatę

The Appeal Court in Lublin has dismissed a defendant's appeal against a court of first instance ordering to pay an amount of over PLN 140,000.00 to the law firm's Client. The plaintiff, represented in the case by the law firm's attorney and legal counsel, asserted the payment of an amount equivalent to a contractual penalty which was groundlessly deducted by the defendant from the remuneration due to the law firm's Client for civil works performed.

The law firm’s lawyers had presented the arguments during the appeal proceedings that were subsequently recognised by the Court of second instance.

The Court of second instance, in the issued judgement, has dismissed the appeal, considering it to be unsubstantiated. The Appeal Court in Lublin pointed out that the defendant's actions consisting in accrual of contractual penalties, and then deducting them from the remuneration due to the law firm's Client, are incomprehensible in view of the fact that all civil works were carried out in compliance with the contract between the parties. 

A verdict in this case is binding.