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art. 1157 CPC (17.10.2005 - 30.6.2009), art. 1163 § 1 CPC (17.10.2005 - 30.6.2009)
dated 7 May 2009
Case No. III CZP 13/09
Huta Pokój SA, a shareholder of Greschbach-Zeman-Pokój Sp. z o.o., filed an action against the company to vacate a shareholders’ resolution refusing to appoint a certain person to the management board. The defendant asserted that the dispute was subject to arbitration under an arbitration clause included in its articles of association, and the regional court dismissed the case accordingly. The plaintiff filed an interlocutory appeal, but the appellate court had doubts on whether the dispute was arbitrable and submitted a certified question to the Polish Supreme Court concerning the connection between Civil Procedure Code Art. 1157 and Art. 1163 §1. Art. 1157 states that “unless otherwise provided by statute,” a dispute may be arbitrable if it is capable of serving as the subject of a judicial settlement. Art. 1163 §1 provides that an arbitration clause included in a company’s articles of association is binding on the company and its shareholders. The issue was whether Art. 1163 §1 stated an exception to Art. 1157. The Supreme Court held that it did not.