Decision of the Regional Court in Warsaw 24th Civil Division of 2nd April 2015
XXIV C 554/14

The Regional Court in Warsaw, 24th Civil Division, in the following ruling bench:

Presiding Judge: Paweł Pyzio, Regional Court Judge

Judges: Agnieszka Bedyńska-Abramczyk, Regional Court Judge, Jacek Tyszka, Regional Court Judge

having examined on 2nd April 2015 in Warsaw the case filed by the District Consumer Ombudsman (…) against (…) joint stock company with the registered office in W. for payment,

decides to:

  1. reverse the decision of 5th March 2015;
  2. order the following announcement in the (…) daily:

’ANNOUNCEMENT ON COMMENCEMENT OF GROUP PROCEEDINGS

Under the Act of 17th December 2009 on Pursuing Claims in Group Proceedings, the proceedings  are pending before the Regional Court in Warsaw, 24th Civil Division. The case was initiated by the Poviat Consumer Ombudsman in the Poviat of (…) against (…) joint stock company in W., file ref. no. XXIV C 554/14. Currently, the action is participated in by 28 members of the group whereas the value of the dispute amounts to PLN 470,435.69 .

The Poviat Consumer Ombudsman in the Poviat of (…) as the group representative filed a statement of claims on behalf of group members against (…) joint stock company with registered office in W. for the return by the Defendant of the amounts collected thereby from the group members on the basis of unlawful contractual clauses in life insurance contracts with the capital insurance fund with statutory interests accrued as of 8th May 2014 until the date of payment.

(…)’