Decision of the Regional Court in Lublin, 1st Civil Division, of October 26, 2018
I C 420/18
Presiding Judge: SSO Piotr Czerski
Judges: SSO Jolanta Szymanowska, SSO Agnieszka Wojnarowicz-Posłuszna
having examined at a hearing on October 26, 2018, in L.
the case brought by J. O. (representative), [details of 25 group members]
against (…) Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in L. for payment
decides:
- order the announcement of the initiation of class action proceedings with the following content: “Class action proceedings have been initiated before the Regional Court in Lublin, 1st Civil Division, under file number I C 420/18, brought by J. O. (representative) against (…) -FINANSE Spółka Akcyjna with its registered office in L. for payment. The subject matter of the case are monetary claims related to the redemption, together with interest, by the defendant of bonds issued on the basis of Resolution No. 1/11/2016 of the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company of November 5, 2016, on the issue of series (…) and Resolution No. 1/11/2016 of the Company’s Management Board of November 5, 2016 on the adoption of the Terms and Conditions of the Issue of bonds, i.e. series (…) bearer bonds with a nominal value and issue price of PLN 1,000.00. The court hereby informs that persons whose claims may be covered by a class action in this case may join the group by submitting a written statement of accession to the group representative J. O. (to the address of its attorney: A. J., Al. (…), (…)-(…) W.), within 1 month from the date of this announcement, a written statement of joining the group. In the statement of joining the group, the entitled person should specify their claim and indicate the circumstances justifying the claim, as well as their membership in the group and present evidence. Joining the group after the deadline is not allowed. The representative’s attorney is entitled to remuneration from each member of the group. Remuneration is payable for activities undertaken before the court at each instance, i.e. separately for each instance. This remuneration depends on the amount of the monetary claim declared by each member of the Group. The remuneration of the representative (from each member of the Group) includes (gross): – for activities before the court of first instance, half of the minimum attorney’s fee, – for activities before the court of second instance, a quarter of the minimum attorney’s fee. The remuneration of the law firm may in no case exceed 20% of the amount awarded to the representative of the Group. Detailed information on this subject is contained in a copy of the agreement for the provision of legal services, together with an annex, which has been filed in the case file. The judgment that may be issued in the case is binding on the members of the group.
- The above announcement shall be published in the “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” daily newspaper and for a period of one month on the notice board at the seat of this Court, on the pages of the Public Information Bulletin of the Regional Court in Lublin.
