TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Prispevek analizira učinke sprememb, ki jih je v pritožbeni postopek vnesla novela Zakona o pravdnem postopku ZPP­E s ciljem zmanjšanja števila razveljavitev sodb sodišč prve stopnje in s tem skrajšanja predvidenega časa sojenja. Za najučinkovitejšo spremembo se je izkazala uvedba pritožbe zoper sklep o razveljavitvi sodbe sodišča prve stopnje, medtem ko preostale novosti, denimo možnost izdaje nadomestne sodbe in obvestilo stranki, da njena pritožba nima možnosti za uspeh (v gospodarskih sporih), v praksi niso zaživele. Čeprav se sami pogoji za razveljavitev sodbe sodišča prve stopnje z novelo ZPP­E niso spremenili, je možno ugotoviti, da se je že zaradi uvedbe možnosti pritožbe zoper sklep o razveljavitvi delež razveljavljenih sodb bistveno zmanjšal. Skozi sicer ne posebno obsežno prakso senatov vrhovnega sodišča pa so se trdneje izoblikovali nekateri kriteriji, ki ustrezajo zakonskim pogojem za razveljavitev prvostopenjske sodbe.

The article analyzes the effects of the changes introduced to the appeal procedure by the amendments to the Civil Procedure Code of the CPC­E, which aimed at reducing the number of reversals of judgments of courts of first instance and thereby shortening the estimated time of trial. The most effective change was the possibility to appeal against the decision of reversing the judgment of the court of first instance, while other innovations, such as the possibility of issuing a substitute judgment and informing the party that its appeal had no chance of success (in commercial disputes) are practically not being used at all. Although the conditions for the reversal of the judgment of the court of first instance did not change with the amendment of the CPC­E, it may be concluded that the share of the reversed judgments has significantly decreased due to the mere possibility of the appeal against the decision of reversal. However, led by not very high number of decisions of the Supreme Court Chambers, certain criteria have been more firmly established that meet the legal requirements for the annulment of the first instance judgment.

The Effects of the Amendments to the Civil Procedure Code on the Decisions of the Court of Appeal