Abstract

The civil judicial execution proceedings are aimed at enforcing the rights which have been determined or established during a hearing. Therefore, an optimum solution would be if the need for its initiation occurred as rarely as possible. Alas, the time of global economic slowdown affecting the economic situation in Poland makes it necessary to look with special attention at those institutions of execution proceedings which are aimed at enforcing obligations. One of major institutions of this type is a complaint against court bailiff’s actions. State control over bailiff’s actions itself takes place on three planes, namely judicial control exercised by the parent court of the bailiff, administrative control exercised by the president of the parent court of the bailiff, and corporate control exercised by a bailiff self-government body. As regards the first of the abovementioned forms, the control powers of the court are of a preventive and repressive nature. The court may ex officio issue orders to bailiffs aimed at a proper carrying out of executions and remove any perceived shortcomings, as well as consider complaints against bailiff’s actions.