The legal nature of a so-called evidence agreement described in art. 4589 of the civil procedure code

Abstract

The aim of the article is the analysis of the so-called evidence agreement described in Art. 4589 of the Civil Procedure Code, which is the new regulation in the Polish civil proced-ure in economic affairs. This new type of agreement has been compared to other known Polish law so-called procedural agreements, showing differences of this type of legal construction. There has also been an attempt toevaluate the evidence agreement with regard to the rules of contract typology, as well as analysis of procedural consequences that can arise from the execution of these agreements. The possibilities of practical use of this legal institution has been also pointed out, especially in the context of possible abuses. In this context the deliberations dedicated possible causes and effects of evidence contract have also been included in this elaboration.