Administrative and civil proceedings
Legal support for businesses in disputes concerning public funding — from responding to official requests and preparing legal submissions, through administrative proceedings and appeals, to cases before administrative courts and ordinary courts.
Scope of Support
Legal advice on administrative and civil proceedings
Good to know
Failure to respond to a letter from an authority does not close the matter. Entrepreneurs often regret not reacting when the proper time to do so had come.
01 | Analysis of correspondence from authorities
Analysis of requests, notices, rulings, notices of initiation of proceedings, and other correspondence addressed to the business by administrative authorities, institutions, or other entities performing public tasks.
02 | Responses to official requests
Preparation of responses to requests for explanations or documents, completion of missing information, comments on the authority’s findings, and submissions setting out the client’s position before a decision is issued.
03 | Explanations and procedural submissions
Preparation of explanations, legal positions, and procedural submissions in administrative proceedings, project controls, or other procedures involving the client.
04 | Appeals against administrative decisions
Analysis of administrative decisions, preparation of grounds of appeal and legal arguments, and drafting an appeal to the second-instance authority, where provided for by law.
05 | Requests for reconsideration
Preparation of requests for reconsideration in proceedings where the decision was issued by an authority whose decision is not subject to an administrative appeal.
06 | Complaints to Voivodeship Administrative Courts
Preparation of complaints to a Voivodeship Administrative Court where a decision, ruling, other act, or action of an administrative authority infringes the client’s legal interest.
07 | Cassation appeals to the Supreme Administrative Court
Preparation of cassation appeals against judgments of Voivodeship Administrative Courts.
08 | Representation before administrative authorities and administrative courts
Representation of clients in administrative proceedings, including appeal proceedings, and in proceedings before administrative courts.
09 | Disputes arising from grant agreements
Analysis of claims arising from agreements concerning public funding, including the legal basis and amount of the repayment sought.
10 | Representation before ordinary courts
Representation of businesses in civil proceedings concerning the performance of grant agreements, repayment of funding, and other claims related to public funding.
Good to know
Failure to respond to a letter from an authority does not close the matter. Entrepreneurs often regret not reacting when the proper time to do so had come.
When to seek legal support
e.g. when an entrepreneur receives a letter with a short deadline for response or is unsure of the consequences of providing certain information.
e.g. when the authority has gathered evidence and gives the entrepreneur an opportunity to comment before issuing a decision.
e.g. when an authority refuses to grant an entitlement, imposes an obligation, restricts the ability to operate, or decides a matter material to the business.
e.g. when a decision is adverse and the deadline for filing an appeal is short.
e.g. when it is necessary to determine whether a request for reconsideration or a complaint to an administrative court is the appropriate remedy.
e.g. when an authority has upheld an adverse decision and further legal protection requires review by an administrative court.
e.g. when filing a complaint does not suspend enforcement of the decision and it is necessary to consider applying for a stay of enforcement.
e.g. following an adverse judgment of a Voivodeship Administrative Court, when it is necessary to assess whether there are grounds for a cassation appeal.
e.g. where a business receives a demand for payment or repayment of funding and the dispute is not conducted through administrative proceedings.
e.g. where the other party seeks repayment of funding or the dispute concerns the performance of a grant agreement.
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