Prawo Zamówień Publicznych

no. 1/2020

The contractor’s interest as grounds for appeal and complaint proceedings in public procurement cases

Joanna May
jest doktorem nauk prawnych, adiunktem w Katedrze Prawa i Postępowania Cywilnego Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu; ORCID: 0000-0001-8660-0784
Abstract

The article considers one of the premises of legal remedies. Both in literature and in case law, legal interest is classified as grounds for the admissibility, effectiveness or merits for legal remedies. Notwithstanding the doubts in this matter, everyone seems to agree that it is a condition resulting from material law, and without a legal interest, a request for a legal remedy will be dismissed. Evidence of the existence of a legal interest by a participant of procedure, or a contractor or other entity, is a necessary condition if a party wishes to appeal to the National Appeals Chamber, or to complain before a common court. Therefore, the correct interpretation of the material scope of this term is crucial.