About me
Tadeusz Zembrzuski
Professional profile
Doctor habilitatus of legal sciences
Professor of Law at the University of Warsaw
University Professor at the Department of Civil Procedure, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (research and teaching staff)
Dean’s Representative at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw for cooperation with legal self-governments
Member of the Scientific Council for the Discipline of Legal Sciences at the University of Warsaw Member
Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Member of the Didactic Council at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Chairman of the Nostrification Committee of the Scientific Council at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Member of the Recruitment Committee at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Member of the Employment Committee at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Member of the Permanent Doctoral Committee No. 2 at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw – Civil Law
Member of the Faculty Electoral Commission at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (2012–2016)
Member of the Electoral College of the University of Warsaw
Legal advisor – District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw (WA-6777)
Lecturer at the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw (since 2010)
Member of the Professional Development Committee of the District Chamber of Legal Advisors in Warsaw (8th, 9th, and 10th terms)
Member of the The Supreme Court Research and Analyses Office (since 2009)
Member of the problem team of the Civil Law Codification Commission for the new codification of civil procedure (since 2024)
Member of the problem team of the Civil Law Codification Commission for civil procedural law (since 2024)
Member of the problem team of the Civil Law Codification Commission for cases involving consumers in courts (since 2024)
Member of the problem team of the Civil Law Codification Commission for civil procedure (2011–2015)
Menber of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL)
Member of the Scientific Society of Civil Procedure Scholars (TNPC)
Member of the Scientific Council of the Center for Research on the Axiology of Civil Procedures
Member of the Scientific Council of the Polish Notarial Institute
Member of the Editorial Board of the monthly journal of the Association of Notaries of the Republic of Poland “Rejent”
**Member of the Editorial Board of the quarterly Access to Justice in Eastern Europe (AJEE Journal)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Appellate Court Quarterly of the Gdańsk Court of Appeal
Member of the Reviewer Board for legal journals:
Access to Justice in Eastern Europe; The KES Journal; Państwo i Prawo; Kwartalnik Prawa Prywatnego; Palestra; Rejent; Polski Proces Cywilny; Forum Prawnicze; Zeszyty Prawnicze; Gdańskie Studia Prawnicze; Przegląd Prawa Egzekucyjnego; Przegląd Ustawodawstwa Gospodarczego; Studia Iuridica Lublinensia; Studia Prawnicze KUL; Acta Iuridica Resoviensia; Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne Studia nad Prawem; Ius Novum; Monitor Prawniczy; Przegląd Prawniczy Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego; Paragraf. Studia z Prawa i Administracji.
Member of the Examination Committee for Bailiff Traineeships at the Ministry of Justice
Member of the Competition Committee of the Scientific Society of Civil Procedure Scholars and Polski Proces Cywilny for the best master’s thesis in civil procedure
Member of the Competition Committee of the Association of Notaries of the Republic of Poland for the best master’s thesis in notarial law and civil law related to notarial activities, as well as the Act on Land and Mortgage Registers
Member of the Competition Committee of the National Commentary Competition (Glosa)
Member of the Competition Committee for the commentary competition of the Court Watch Poland Foundation – Ars boni et aequi – The Art of the Good and Just
Supervisor of:
The Student Legal Professions Research Club at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (since 2023)
The Procedural Law Student Research Club at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (2011–2023)
The Legal Academic Tourist Club “PAKT” at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (2009–2020)
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID): 0000-0001-8239-6827
Google Scholar – profile
PBN-ID: 3930011
Academic degrees
The Master of Law degree in legal sciences from the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw – full-time master’s studies completed with distinction in the years 1999–2004.
The academic degree of Doctor of Legal Sciences in law was awarded by resolution of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Civil Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw on June 25, 2007, based on the doctoral dissertation titled:
Access to the Supreme Court and the Cassation Complaint in Civil Proceedings.
Doctoral advisor: Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Ereciński; reviewers: Prof. UMCS dr hab. Andrzej Jakubecki, dr hab. Karol Weitz.
The academic degree of Habilitated Doctor of Legal Sciences in law was awarded by resolution of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw on March 19, 2018.
As the scientific achievement in the discipline of law – in accordance with Article 16(2) of the Act on Academic Degrees and Title – the following monograph was indicated:
The Nullity of Civil Proceedingss, Wolters Kluwer, Warsaw 2017, ISBN: 978-83-8107-844-3.
Monograph reviewers: Prof. dr hab. Karol Weitz; Prof UKSW dr hab. Andrzej Zieliński.
Chair of the habilitation committee: Prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Lubiński; reviewers: Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Marciniak, Prof. dr hab. Piotr Pogonowski, Prof. dr hab. Feliks Zedler.
By resolution of March 19, 2018, the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw recognized the above monograph as a significant scientific achievement and deemed the habilitation thesis as outstanding (resolution no. 08/03/2018/H) – WPiA UW Council Resolutions.
As of March 1, 2021, appointed as University Professor of Law at the University of Warsaw – promotion procedure – link.
In 2022, completed a two-month research fellowship (March–April) at the Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University in Kraków –
link.
Awards
- Laureate of the LexisNexis and Przegląd Sądowy editorial board competition for the “most practically useful legal book for the judiciary in 2008” for the monograph Dostępność skargi kasacyjnej w procesie cywilnym – February 2010.
- Medal for the 30th Anniversary of the National Bar of Legal Advisers – “For merits to the legal advisers’ self-government KIRP 1982–2012”.
- Medal for the 35th Anniversary of the professional self-government of legal advisers – “In recognition of services to the legal advisers’ self-government – 30 years of KIRP 1982–2017” – December 2012.
- Medal on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court – “Supreme Court of the Republic of Poland 1917–2017” (Order of the First President of the Supreme Court No. 38/2017 of 1 September 2017).
- Laureate of the competition for the award of the President of the General Counsel to the Republic of Poland for the best habilitation thesis (2nd edition of the competition in memory of Stanisław Bukowiecki) for the monograph Nieważność postępowania w procesie cywilnym – December 2018.
- Laureate of the Przegląd Sądowy and Wolters Kluwer competition for the “most practically useful legal book for the judiciary in 2017” for the monograph Nieważność postępowania w procesie cywilnym – February 2019.
- Silver badge of honor “Meritorious for the Legal Advisers’ Self-Government” (by resolution of the Presidium of the National Council of Legal Advisers No. 599/X/2019 of 23 October 2019) – December 2019.
- Third-degree Individual Award of the Rector of the University of Warsaw – 15 November 2021.
- Themis Statuette for contribution to the legal advisers’ self-government – distinction awarded by the Warsaw Bar Association of Legal Advisers – 6 July 2023.
- Third-degree Individual Award of the Rector of the University of Warsaw – 27 October 2023.
- Distinction of the Rector of the University of Warsaw for scientific achievements “in recognition of outstanding activity including inspiring scientific research and innovative development work – significantly contributing to the development of the University of Warsaw and upholding the best academic traditions” – 15 November 2023.
- Individual Award of the Rector of the University of Warsaw – 11 December 2024.
Grants
- Research grant under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB) program, reference number BOB-661-498/2023, project no. 501-D122-20-0004311, at the Faculty of Law, University of Niš (Serbia)
- Research grant under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB) program, reference number BOB-661-983/2023, project no. 501-D122-20-0004311, at the Faculty of Law, University of Štip (North Macedonia)
- Research grant under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB) program, reference number BOB-661-164/2024, project no. 501-D122-20-0004311, at the Faculty of Law, University of Osijek (Croatia)
- Research grant under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB) program, reference number BOB–661-564/2025, project no. 501-D122-20-0002220 at the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Participation in doctoral proceedings
- MA Jacek Kudła – PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw; doctoral dissertation titled National Jurisdiction in Insurance Matters under Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council defended at the Civil Law Institute, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, on 8 October 2018 – assistant supervisor (2016–2018)
- MA Bartosz Wołodkiewicz – PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw; doctoral dissertation titled Establishing National Jurisdiction by Entering an Appearance under Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council defended at the Civil Law Institute, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, on 25 February 2019 – assistant supervisor (2016–2019)
- MA Karolina Okniańska-Tyndyk – doctoral dissertation titled The Status of a Person with Mental Disorders in Civil Proceedings defended at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Szczecin, on 27 June 2019 – reviewer (2019)
- MA Aleksandra Rożnowska (Karpińska) – doctoral dissertation titled Illegally Obtained Evidence in Civil Proceedings defended at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Silesia, on 26 October 2020 – reviewer (2020)
- MA Łukasz Jankowski – doctoral dissertation titled Registration of Changes in Shareholders of a Limited Liability Company Based on a Forged Share Transfer Agreement – chair of the Doctoral Committee (2023), defense at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, on 25 March 2024
- MA Wioleta Beczek – doctoral dissertation titled Confidentiality in Civil Proceedings – appeal proceedings at SWPS University in Warsaw – expert reviewer for the Council of Scientific Excellence, session on 11 June 2024
- MA Sandra Zientalewicz – doctoral dissertation titled Limiting a Trial to Selected Objections or Preliminary Issues defended at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Łódź, on 24 June 2024 – reviewer (2024)
- MA Przemysław Tacij – doctoral dissertation titled Documentary Evidence in Textual Documentary Form – chair of the Doctoral Committee (2025)
Participation in habilitation proceedings
- Dr Joanna Studzińska – Kozminski University in Warsaw – the indicated scientific achievement: monograph Intervention of a Third Party in Civil Proceedings – reviewer (2019); habilitation committee meeting held on 12 June 2019.
- Dr Joanna Bodio – Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin – the indicated scientific achievement: monograph The Status of the Child as a Participant in Non-Contentious Proceedings – committee member (2019); habilitation committee meeting held on 18 September 2019.
- Dr Marcin Dziurda – University of Warsaw – the indicated scientific achievement: monograph Special Judicial Capacity – committee secretary (2019–2020); habilitation committee meeting held on 6 March 2020.
- Dr Katarzyna Gajda-Roszczynialska – University of Silesia in Katowice – the indicated scientific achievement: a series of publications entitled Between the Public and Private Interest – The Limits of Judicial Power in Civil Proceedings – reviewer (2020); habilitation committee meeting held on 28 September 2020.