12. Abstract Costs of civil proceedings with concentration in petty cases This diploma thesis focuses on costs of civil trial proceedings. Although costs of proceedings are often perceived as a secondary topic, their reimbursement may commonly represent a very problematic issue for a party to a case. Costs of proceedings are incurred by both parties to a case or involved parties and the state. The thesis describes different principles that are applied to decision-making about reimbursement of the costs of proceedings with regard to their origin and the type of proceedings. After a general introduction to the costs of proceedings issues I pay attention to different types of costs of proceedings. In the second chapter I deal in more detail with the representation fee, which is usually the largest expense of the party to the case. Further I explain the terms of payment and reimbursement of the costs of proceedings. I also study an institute of moderation law that enables the court in certain conditions to disallow the reimbursement of the costs fully or partially. The core of my thesis is the reimbursement of the costs in petty cases. The whole chapter is devoted to the term of petty case because of controversial issues of one instance appeal and the limits of boundaries that set petty cases. Minor cases which...

The object of this master's degree thesis is to present a view of the evidence in civil proceedings. The document concerns the process of evidencing from both theoretical and practical point of view as it provides factual and material information which is crucial for the meritory decision of a court. The thesis is divided into three main chapters. There is also an introductory part situated in the very beginning of the paper which concerns the main reasons why the author chose this particular topic and describes overall importance for society. Furthermore, the thesis is ammended by a conclusion at the end of the paper. It comprises a subjective evaluation of the current legal basis and proposes possibilities of improvement of the Czech Civil Procedure Code. The first chapter focuses on the general description of the process of evidencing. It provides a legal definition of the concept of evidencing in connection with an explanation of other basic terms such as the subject of evidence, principles of evidence, a legal concentration etc. The role of the court, its main tasks and the level of maximum permitted initiative in civil proceedings are also taken into account. The second chapter concentrates on procedural obligations of the parties to litigation. Legislature imposes a certain procedural...

This Master's thesis describes the position of a minor debtor in enforcement proceedings. The aim of this thesis it to, first, provide with a complex summary of the issue, concerning primarily topical questions which are discussed by experts in connection with childrens' indebbtedness, and second, to further identify the key drawbacks regarding the enforcement proceedings against minor debtors, with an offer for a solution. The thesis is subdivided into two parts. In the first part, there is the notion of a minor defined - for the purposes of this text, a minor is a person who is younger than eighteen years old and, concurrently, who was not emancipated by a court. The following chapters describe the protection of a minor in the legal system in general, where there are principles of best interest of a child and the right of a child to be respected in their opinion described. Further, the procedural protection of a minor is discussed, concerning primarily the procedural specifics of trials where a minor is a party to the case, including enforcement proceedings. Proper representation of a minor and provision of information to minors is emphasized within the chapter. At the very beginning of the second part, enforcement proceedings is described, and then the particulars of this proceedings are...

Magister Legum - LLM / South Africa, among others, has adopted, and is bound by, the so-called 'rule in Hollington‘ that originated in England in 1943 in Hollington v Hewthorn (hereinafter the 'Hollington case‘). The issue, among others, that the English Appeal Court had to determine in this case was whether a judgement of a criminal court could be used in subsequent civil proceedings to prove the liability of either of the litigants. The Court reached the conclusion that a judgement of a criminal court is just an irrelevant and inadmissible opinion in later civil proceedings. The court adopted the view that had a criminal conviction been admissible evidence in civil proceedings, it would lead to a situation where the defendant would end up challenging the propriety of those convictions. In the light of that, the courts would be faced with a duty to retry the criminal case in the midst of the civil proceedings. Section 17 of the Civil Proceedings Evidence Act (CPEA) provides that a conviction or an acquittal can be proved by the production of a document dully certified by the relevant court that acquitted or convicted the person in question. Furthermore, section 18 of the Supreme Court Act (SuCA) now section 34 of the Superior Courts Act (SupCA) provides that whenever a judgement, among other things, of a court needs to be proved or referred to in any manner a duly certified copy thereof will serve as prima facie evidence thereof. These sections militate against the rule in Hollington in that they allow, or at least should be interpreted in a manner that accords with the allowance of, the admissibility of conviction evidence in later civil law suits.

Legal status of a minor in civil proceedings The diploma thesis describes different stages and types of civil proceedings in their relation to the legal position of a minor (person under the age of 18). Legal position of a minor is assessed mainly in relation to his mental capacity and to the procedural rights to which the minor is entitled. The thesis approaches all of the civil proceedings from the point of view of a minor and points out all proceedings in which the minor can find himself to be a witness or a party. The main focus is given to the proceedings governed by the Act no. 292/2013 Coll., Code on Special Court Proceedings. A detailed description of the proceedings regarding interim relief, the court proceedings itself as well as the execution of a court decision is given. Furthermore, the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into the Czech civil proceedings was assessed. The main focus of this assessment was given to the best interest principle and to the child's right to be heard in matters directly affecting him. Each proceeding is also analysed from the point of the public authorities and other parties involved. In particular, the thesis assessed the position of the court (judge), of the child care services and the legal guardians of the minor. The main goal of the...

This diploma thesis aims to compare the Czech and Russian regulations of the costs of civil proceedings, to identify and compare the differences in favor of this or another legislation. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the costs of civil proceedings in the Czech courts. First of all, the concept of costs of proceedings and its function is defined. Then the individual types of costs of proceedings are analyzed according to its demonstrative list in § 137 of Act No. 99/1963 Coll., Code of Civil Procedure, as amended: expenses of participants and their representatives, including court fee, lost earnings, interpreting, evidence costs, compensation for value added tax, remuneration for representation and remuneration for the mediator. Subsequently, the principles of payment and reimbursement of costs of proceedings are discussed, taking into account the moderating right of the court and the decision on reimbursement of costs of proceedings. The second chapter focuses on the description of the legal regulation of costs in the Russian Federation. Like the first chapter, it deals with the concepts of costs of proceedings and related legal institutes in Russian law. In particular, it focuses on the description of the court fee, exemption from the court fee,...

This diploma thesis deals with the topic of reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings. The main goal of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic and to explain fundamental aspects of costs in trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings as well. The diploma thesis focuses not only on the interpretation of legal provisions but also on the case law, which is cited throughout the text. The diploma thesis consists of an introduction, two main chapters, and a conclusion. The first chapter discusses reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings and is systematically segmented according to corresponding phases of a trial proceeding. The first part of this chapter describes costs in trial proceedings. The following subchapters discuss principles of cost reimbursement in contentious proceedings. The subchapter 1.3.3 focuses on legal conditions for awarding costs with an emphasis on the discretionary power of the courts and pretrial notice. The subchapter 1.4 deals with reimbursement of costs in non-contentious proceedings. The last part of this chapter discusses remedies directed against decisions regarding costs in trial proceedings, including the constitutional complaint. Reimbursement of costs in enforcement proceedings under the Enforcement Regulations...

Reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings Abstract The aim of the thesis is to describe comprehensively the issue of reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings and enforcement proceedings. Sometimes, it is considered to be only a marginal part of the civil procedure, however the reimbursement of costs is certainly very important for both parties to a case. Reimbursement of costs of proceedings is a very interesting topic that has been undergoing turbulent development in recent years. The thesis is divided into an introduction, three main parts and a conclusion. The introduction focuses mainly on the definition of the objectives of the thesis and subsequently the interest of the general public in the issue of reimbursement of cost is analyzed. The first part provides the general description of the institute of costs of proceedings and defines the essential terms related to this issue. Subsequently, the types of costs of proceedings and legal regulation connected with them are examined. The second part of the thesis focuses on reimbursement of costs in trial proceedings. The initial chapter explicates general rules contained in the Civil Procedure Code, which are based mainly on the principle of success in the case and the principle of fault. All exceptions to these principles...

Holčapek, T., Evidence in Civil Litigation with Emphasis on Disputes Arising from Medical Care, doctoral thesis, Charles University in Prague, Law Faculty, 2010. The doctoral thesis focuses on the issues of fact-finding in general and evidence in particular, all within the framework of rules of civil proceedings and with regard to lawsuits that result from the providing of medical care. It analyses the factual prerequisites which need to be found (proven) in order to establish liability of the health care provider for personal injury or interference with personality rights of the patient, and discusses who bears the evidentiary burden in their respect, how persuasive the proof has to be and what techniques for the lightening of such burden (e. g. factual presumptions or utilisation of loss of chance or other concept of proportional liability) are employed by various legal systems. The thesis builds on the comparison between Czech law and rules used in other legal areas, including both continental law and common law countries. Keywords: health, medical care, civil liability, civil proceedings, evidence

Civilinio proceso atnaujinimas yra išimtinė procesinė priemonė, padedanti užtikrinti žmogaus teisę į teismą. Jo tikslas yra pašalinti galimai neteisėtą teismo sprendimą, taip įvykdant teisingumą ir išvengiant tokio sprendimo pasekmių. Tačiau pažvelgus į LR Civilinio proceso kodeksą, matome, jog Lietuvoje nėra įtvirtinta galimybė atnaujinti procesą, kuomet LR Konstitucinis Teismas pripažįsta teisės aktą, kuriuo teismas rėmėsi priimdamas sprendimą civilinėje byloje, prieštaraujančiu LR Konstitucijai. Suformuota LR teismų praktika draudžia proceso atnaujinimą civilinėse bylose šiuo pagrindu, kadangi būtų pažeistas teisinių santykių stabilumo bei teisinių santykių subjektų teisių ir pareigų apibrėžtumo principai. Tačiau priešingai nei civilinėse bylose, administracinėse bylose proceso atnaujinimas šiuo pagrindu yra leidžiamas. Panagrinėję užsienio valstybių teisinį reguliavimą, matome, jog apie pusė Europos valstybių leidžia proceso atnaujinimą šiuo pagrindu civilinėse bylose bylose, o baudžiamosiose bylose – beveik visos nagrinėtos valstybės. Žmogaus teisių užtikrinimo svarbą civilinėse bylose pabrėžia Europos Žmogaus Teisių Teismas. Nors EŽTT laikosi nuomonės, jog proceso atnaujinimą riboja teisinio tikrumo principas, tačiau tam tikrais atvejais proceso atnaujinimas gali būti efektyviausia priemone atstatant teisingumą, kuris buvo paneigtas pažeidus žmogaus teises. Tuo tarpu LR Konstitucinis Teismas laikosi pozicijos, jog proceso atnaujinimas nagrinėjamu pagrindu yra... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Reopening of civil proceedings is an exclusive procedural measure, which helps to ensure a right to court. It‘s aim is to remove possibly unlawful court decision, thus delivering justice and avoiding consequences of such decision. Therefore, reopening of civil proceedings seeks to protect not only interests of private parties, but also public interest. However, if we look to Code of Civil procedure of the Republic of Lithuania, we can see a lack of possibility in Lithuania to reopen proceedings, when Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania declares that law applied in a specific case is in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. Lithuanian case law does not allow reopening of proceedings in civil cases based on mentioned ground, because otherwise principles of stability of legal relations and certainty of rights and duties of subjects‘ legal relations would be breached. Contrary to civil cases, administrative cases may be reopened based on mantioned grounds. Moreover, administrative courts examine cases regarding damages, incurred due to unlawful actions of public administration bodies, and these cases may also be reopened based on mentioned ground, though they are civil cases. Therefore, administrative courts case law and general competence courts case law differs on the question regarding reopening of proceedings in civil cases, when Constituional Court of the Republic of Lithuania declares that law applied in a specific case is in conflict... [to full text]