Home / Dz.U. 1982 nr 16 poz. 124
Law of May 26, 1982 on Advocacy.
Ustawa z dnia 26 maja 1982 r. Prawo o adwokaturze.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
1982-05-26
Entry into force
1982-09-30
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
criminal proceedings in cases of petty offensesshipyardsnational defenceapplicationprofessional self-governmentcriminal proceedingspensions and annuitiesoffencesforeign representations in Polandadvocacydisciplinary proceedingscourt costs and feesmilitary courtssocial insuranceelectionsdiplomatic missions
Related acts
Repealed Acts (1)
- Law of December 19, 1963, on the system of advocacy. · 1982-10-01
Acts Declared Repealed (1)
Implementing Regulations (150)
- Resolution of the Supreme Bar Council of November 5, 1994, amending the resolution on fees for legal services in proceedings other than before judicial bodies
- Resolution of the Supreme Bar Council of October 3, 1992, on fees for legal services in proceedings other than before judicial bodies.
- Resolution of the Supreme Bar Council of 21 April 1991 on fees for legal services in proceedings other than before judicial bodies.
- Resolution of the Supreme Bar Council of 1 July 1989 amending the resolution on fees for legal services in proceedings other than before judicial bodies.
- Resolution of the Supreme Bar Council of 3 August 1988 on fees for legal services in proceedings other than before judicial bodies.
- Resolution of the Supreme Bar Council of October 26, 1985, on fees for legal services in proceedings other than before judicial bodies.
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 10 April 2026 amending the regulation on the procedure and method of awarding a contract for printing and delivering test question sets for the entrance examination for the advocate and legal advisor apprenticeship
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 29, 2026, amending the regulation on the procedure and method of awarding a contract for the printing and delivery of tasks for the bar examination
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 13, 2025, amending the regulation on the reimbursement by the State Treasury or local government units of the costs of unpaid legal aid provided by an advocate ex officio
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 18, 2025, on the amount of the annual fee for attorney traineeship
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 24 September 2025 amending the regulation on the assumption of costs of unpaid legal aid provided by an attorney-at-law ex officio by the State Treasury or a local government unit
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 24 September 2025 amending the regulation on fees for attorney-at-law services
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 14 May 2024 on the reimbursement by the State Treasury or local government units of the costs of unpaid legal aid provided by an attorney-at-law ex officio
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 14 May 2024 amending the regulation on fees for legal services of attorneys-at-law
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 23, 2024, amending the regulation on the assumption by the State Treasury or local government units of the costs of unpaid legal aid provided by an attorney ex officio
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 23, 2024, amending the regulation on fees for attorney's activities
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of November 20, 2024, amending the regulation on the amount of the fee for participation in the bar exam
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 7, 2023, amending the regulation on the team for preparing tasks for the advocate examination
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 7, 2023, amending the regulation on the team for preparing test questions for the entrance examination for the advocate and legal advisor apprenticeship and the list of titles of legal acts
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 28 July 2023 amending the regulation on the conduct of the advocate examination
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 19, 2022 amending the regulation on fees for the services of attorneys-at-law
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 24, 2022, amending the regulation on fees for legal services of attorneys-at-law
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 24, 2022, amending the regulation on the reimbursement by the State Treasury of the costs of unpaid legal assistance provided by an advocate ex officio
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of January 5, 2021, amending the regulation on the second-instance examination board at the Minister of Justice for appeals against the results of the advocate examination
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 15, 2021, on the amount of the fee for the entrance examination for legal advisor traineeship
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of March 30, 2020, amending the regulation on the team for preparing test questions for the entrance examination for the bar and legal advisor apprenticeships and the list of titles of legal acts
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 14, 2020, on the amount of the annual fee for attorney apprenticeship
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of August 6, 2020, amending the regulation on the examination board for the advocate's apprenticeship and the conduct of the entrance examination
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of December 16, 2019, on the amount of the annual fee for legal advisor traineeship
- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 20 September 2017 amending the regulation on fees for advocate's services
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Amending Acts (64)
- Law of February 1, 1983, on the amendment of certain provisions on social insurance benefits and retirement pensions. · 1983-01-01
- Law of November 25, 1986 on the organization and financing of social insurance. · 1987-01-01
- Law of 24 May 1990 on the amendment of certain provisions on pension benefits. · 1990-01-01
- Law of December 1, 1994, on family and care benefits. · 1995-03-01
- Law of 10 May 1996 amending the laws on the prosecution service, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Tribunal, and the law on the system of common courts and the law on advocacy. · 1996-08-08
- Law of May 22, 1997, amending the Law - Attorneys-at-Law Act, the Law on Legal Advisors, and certain other laws. · 1997-09-15
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of February 6, 1997, on universal health insurance. · 1999-01-01
- Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments. · 1999-04-01
- Announcement by the President of the Constitutional Tribunal of 6 September 1999 on the loss of force of Article 4(3) of the Law on Legal Advisors, Article 30(2) of the Law on the Supreme Court, Article 15 of the Law on the Prosecution Service, Article 53(2) and Article 61(2)(3) of the Law – the Act on the System of Common Courts, Article 12a of the Law on the Supreme Administrative Court, Article 12 of the Law amending the Law – the Act on the Bar, the Law on Legal Advisors and certain other laws, and in the part: Article 4b(1)(2) and (2) of the Law – the Act on the Bar, Article 122(1)(4) of the Law – the Act on the System of Common Courts and Article 70(1) of the Law – the Act on the System of Military Courts. · 1999-09-17
- Law of March 16, 2000 amending the Law - Advocates' Law. · 2000-06-01
- Law of 15 September 2000 Commercial Companies Code. · 2001-01-01
- Law of July 27, 2001, Law on the organization of common courts. · 2001-10-01
- Law of 5 July 2002 on the provision of legal assistance in the Republic of Poland by foreign lawyers. · 2003-02-10
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 29, 2002, case file no. P. 1/01. · 2003-05-31
- Law of 30 August 2002 Provisions introducing the Law - Law on the structure of administrative courts and the Law - Law on proceedings before administrative courts. · 2004-01-01
- Law of May 22, 2003, on compulsory insurance, the Insurance Guarantee Fund, and the Polish Motor Insurers' Bureau · 2004-01-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of February 18, 2004, file ref. P 21/02 · 2004-03-04
- Law of 5 March 2004 on amending the Law on counteracting the introduction into financial circulation of assets derived from illegal or undeclared sources and on counteracting the financing of terrorism, and on amending certain laws · 2004-05-15
- Law of July 30, 2004 on amending the law - Attorneys at Law Act, the Legal Advisors Act, the Notaries Act and the Court Bailiffs and Enforcement Act · 2004-10-01
- Law of 30 June 2005 amending the law on the legal profession and certain other laws · 2005-09-10
- Law of July 8, 2005 on the General Prosecutor's Office of the State Treasury · 2006-03-15
- Law of October 18, 2006, on the disclosure of information about documents of state security organs from the years 1944-1990 and the content of these documents · 2007-03-01
- Law of 14 February 2007 amending the law on the disclosure of information about documents of state security organs from the years 1944-1990 and the content of these documents and the law on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation · 2007-03-15
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 11 May 2007, case file K 2/07 · 2007-05-15
- Law of March 29, 2007 amending the Law - Attorneyship Law and certain other laws · 2007-06-09
- Law of May 9, 2007, amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws · 2007-06-20
- Law of 20 February 2009 amending the Law - Attorneys at Law, the Law on Legal Advisors and the Law - Notaries Public · 2009-03-25
- Law of January 9, 2009, on amending the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws · 2009-10-01
- Law of 25 June 2009 amending the Law on combating the introduction into financial circulation of assets derived from illegal or undeclared sources and on combating the financing of terrorism, and amending certain other laws · 2009-10-22
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Amended Acts (2)
Information on Consolidated Text (11)
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 19 July 2019 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Attorneys at Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 11, 2024, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on the Bar
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 28, 2022, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Attorneys-at-Law Act
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 16 September 2020 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Advocates' Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 9, 2018, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Attorneys-at-Law Act
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 8, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on advocates
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 21, 2016 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Advocacy
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 8, 2015 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Attorneys at Law Act
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 12 March 2014 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on the Bar.
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of August 25, 2009 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Attorneys-at-Law Act
- Announcement of the Minister of Justice of June 20, 2002 on the publication of the consolidated text of the Act - Attorneys-at-Law Act.
References (1)
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (16)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 7, 2022, case file SK 68/19
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of September 27, 2016 ref. SK 11/14
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of February 12, 2013, case file K 6/12
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 25 June 2012 file ref. K 9/10
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 18 October 2010 ref. no. K 1/09
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of February 17, 2009, case file SK 10/07
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 1, 2009, case file K 4/08
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 11 May 2007, case file K 2/07
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 19 April 2006 case file K 6/06
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 8 November 2006, ref. no. K 30/06
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 14, 2005, case file no. SK 22/05
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of February 18, 2004, file ref. P 21/02
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 29, 2002, case file no. P. 1/01.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 7, 2002 case file SK. 20/00.
- Announcement by the President of the Constitutional Tribunal of 6 September 1999 on the loss of force of Article 4(3) of the Law on Legal Advisors, Article 30(2) of the Law on the Supreme Court, Article 15 of the Law on the Prosecution Service, Article 53(2) and Article 61(2)(3) of the Law – the Act on the System of Common Courts, Article 12a of the Law on the Supreme Administrative Court, Article 12 of the Law amending the Law – the Act on the Bar, the Law on Legal Advisors and certain other laws, and in the part: Article 4b(1)(2) and (2) of the Law – the Act on the Bar, Article 122(1)(4) of the Law – the Act on the System of Common Courts and Article 70(1) of the Law – the Act on the System of Military Courts.
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of January 27, 1999, case file K. 1/98.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of December 19, 1963, on the system of advocacy.
- Amending Acts: Law of April 19, 1969 Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Amending Acts: Law of April 14, 1967, on the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Polish People's Republic.
- Amended Acts: Law of 29 May 2026 amending the Tax Ordinance and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Act of February 27, 2026, on amending the Act - Law on the structure of common courts and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of August 5, 2025, on the amendment of the law - Code of Civil Procedure, the law - Civil Code, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023 on the amendment of the law - Code of Civil Procedure, the law - Law on the Organization of Common Courts, the law - Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of June 7, 2022, case file SK 68/19
- Amended Acts: Law of 1 October 2021 amending certain laws to improve the terminological consistency of the legal system
- Amended Acts: Law of November 18, 2020, on electronic delivery
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 September 2019 - Provisions introducing the Law - Public Procurement Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on the Bar and the Law on Legal Advisors
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 June 2018 on the amendment of the law on free legal aid and legal education and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 23 October 2018 amending the Law on Personal Income Tax, the Law on Corporate Income Tax, the Law - Tax Ordinance and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science
- Amended Acts: Law of 1 March 2018 on counteracting money laundering and the financing of terrorism
- Amended Acts: Law of November 9, 2017, on amending the Law - Code of Procedure in Misdemeanour Cases and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 May 2017 amending the Law on the National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution, the Law on the System of Common Courts, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of December 15, 2016 on the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Poland
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 September 2016 on trust services and electronic identification
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 July 2015 amending the Civil Code, the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 July 2015 on amending the Law on the structure of common courts and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 August 2015 on free legal aid, free citizen counselling and legal education
- Amended Acts: Law of June 25, 2015, on the Constitutional Tribunal
- Amended Acts: Law of September 27, 2013, on the amendment of the law - Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 7, 2014, on amending the Law on the Bar and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 26, 2014, on amending the law - Advocates' Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 13, 2013, amending laws regulating the performance of certain professions
- Amended Acts: Law of June 10, 2011, on amending the law - Attorneys-at-Law Act, the Legal Advisors Act, and the law - Notarial Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 March 2011 on reducing administrative barriers for citizens and entrepreneurs
- Amended Acts: Law of October 8, 2010, amending the Law on the Bar and the Law on Legal Advisors
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 18 October 2010 ref. no. K 1/09
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 December 2009 amending the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Act of March 4, 2010, on the provision of services in the territory of the Republic of Poland
- Amended Acts: Law of October 23, 2009, amending laws regarding the authentication of documents
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of December 1, 2009, case file K 4/08
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 June 2009 amending the Law on combating the introduction into financial circulation of assets derived from illegal or undeclared sources and on combating the financing of terrorism, and amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 9, 2009, on amending the Code of Civil Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 20 February 2009 amending the Law - Attorneys at Law, the Law on Legal Advisors and the Law - Notaries Public
- Amended Acts: Law of May 9, 2007, amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 29, 2007 amending the Law - Attorneyship Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 11 May 2007, case file K 2/07
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 February 2007 amending the law on the disclosure of information about documents of state security organs from the years 1944-1990 and the content of these documents and the law on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation
- Amended Acts: Law of October 18, 2006, on the disclosure of information about documents of state security organs from the years 1944-1990 and the content of these documents
- Amended Acts: Law of July 8, 2005 on the General Prosecutor's Office of the State Treasury
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 June 2005 amending the law on the legal profession and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 30, 2004 on amending the law - Attorneys at Law Act, the Legal Advisors Act, the Notaries Act and the Court Bailiffs and Enforcement Act
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 March 2004 on amending the Law on counteracting the introduction into financial circulation of assets derived from illegal or undeclared sources and on counteracting the financing of terrorism, and on amending certain laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of February 18, 2004, file ref. P 21/02