Abstract

The article discusses the issue of procedural consequences of filing a reply to an appeal in civil proceedings after the specified deadline. The had been controversial and the doubts only intensified after the amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure by the Act of 4 July 2019 amending the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other acts (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1469). It seems that changes introduced by that Act require that the hitherto views be revised. This is all the more important as in the legal situation after 7 November 2019 adoption of a definite theoretical conception may produce in practice significant procedural consequences. The article presents the views prevailing in his respect, evaluates them and outlines the correct (in author’s opinion) solutions.