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 member)
Plenipotentiary of the Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, for co-operation with self-governing bodies of legal professionss
Member of the Scientific Council for Legal Sciences, University of Warsaw
Member of the Council of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Member of the Teaching Council of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Chairman of the Degree & Diploma Recognition Committee of the Teaching Council at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Member of the Competitions Committee 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 Permanent Doctoral Committee No. 2 at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw – Civil Law
Member of the Election Committee at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (2012–2016)
Member of the Electoral College of the University of Warsaw
Legal adviser (Attorney-at-law) – Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers in Warsaw (professional registry No. WA-6777)
Lecturer at the Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers in Warsaw (since 2010)
Member of the Professional Development Committee at the Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers in Warsaw (8th, 9th and 10th term)
Member of the The Supreme Court Research and Analyses Office (since 2009)
Member of the expert team of the Civil Law Codification Committee for the new codification of civil law procedure (since 2024)
Member of the expert team of the Civil Law Codification Committee for procedural civil law (since 2024)
Member of the expert team of the Civil Law Codification Committee for the judicial examination of cases involving consumers (since 2024)
Member of the expert team of the Civil Law Codification Committee appointed for procedures under civil law (2011–2015)
Member of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL)
Member of the Scientific Society of Civil Procedure Scholars (TNPC)
Member of the Scientific Board of the Center for Research on Axiology of Civil Procedures
Member of the Scientific Board of the Polish Notarial Institute
Member of the Editorial Board of Rejent, monthly publication of the Association of Notaries of the Republic of Poland
Member of the Editorial Board of the quarterly publication Access to Justice in Eastern Europe(AJEE Journal)
Member of the Editorial Board of the Judicial Quarterly of the Gdańsk Court of Appeals
Member of the Board of Reviewers for the following 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 quarterly for the best M.A. thesis in civil procedure
Member of the Competition Committee of the Association of Notaries of the Republic of Poland for the best M.A. thesis in notarial law and civil law in the field of notarial activities, and the Land Titles and Mortgage Registers Law
Member of the Competition Committee for the Gloss National Commentary Competition
Member of the Competition Committee for the Court Watch Poland Foundation’s commentary competition – Ars boni et aequi (Art of the Good and Just)
Supervisor of the following bodies:
Student Research Society of Legal Professions, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw (since 2023)
Student Research Society of Procedural Law, University of Warsaw (2011–2023)
PAKT – Academic Tourist Club of 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
Master of Law degree in legal sciences from the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw – full-time M.A. curriculum, 1999-2004, graduated with honours.
Doctor of Legal Sciences academic degree in the field of law awarded pursuant to a resolution of June 25th 2007 of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Civil Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, following the submission of a doctoral dissertation titled Access to the Supreme Court and the Cassation Complaint in Civil Proceedings.
Doctoral supervisor: Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Ereciński; reviewers: Prof. UMCS dr hab. Andrzej Jakubecki, dr hab. Karol Weitz.
Doctor habilitatus Doctor of legal sciences iacademic degree in the field of law awarded pursuant to a resolution of March 19th 2018 of the Council of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw.
The monograph The Nullity of Civil Proceedingss, Wolters Kluwer, Warsaw 2017, ISBN: 978-83-8107-844-3, was the indicated academic achievement in the discipline of law, as defined by Article 16(2) of the Academic Degrees and Titles Law
Monograph reviewers: Prof. dr hab. Karol Weitz; Prof UKSW dr hab. Andrzej Zieliński.
Chair of the doctor habilitatus degree award committee: Prof. dr hab. Kazimierz Lubiński; reviewers: Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Marciniak, Prof. dr hab. Piotr Pogonowski, Prof. dr hab. Feliks Zedler.
Pursuant to a resolution of March 19th 2018 (No. 08/03/2018/H) , the Council of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw recognised the aforesaid monograph as a significant scientific achievement, and the doctor habilitatus thesis as an outstanding work – Faculty Council Resolutions.
Appointed University Professor of Law at the University of Warsaw as of March 1st 2021 – promotion procedure – link.
Completed a two-month research fellowship (March-April 2022) 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 useful legal publication in judiciary practice in 2008”, for the monograph Dostępność skargi kasacyjnej w procesie cywilnym (Cassation Complaint Availability in Civil Proceedings) – February 2010.
- Medal for the 30th Anniversary of the National Chamber of Legal Advisers (KIRP) – “for meritorious service to the legal advisers’ self-governing body, KIRP, 1982-2012”.
- Medal for the 35th Anniversary of the legal advisers’ professional self-governing-body – “for meritorious service to the legal advisers’ self-governing body, 35 years of KIRP, 1982-2017” – December 2012.
- Commemorative Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Supreme Court, “Supreme Court of the Republic of Poland, 1917-2017” (by order No. 38/2017 of the First President of the Supreme Court of September 1st 2017).
- Laureate of the competition for the Award of the President of the General Counsel to the Republic of Poland for the best doctor habilitatus thesis (2nd edition of the Competition, commemorating Stanisław Bukowiecki) for the monograph Nieważność postępowania w procesie cywilnym (The Nullity of Civil Proceedings) – December 2018.
- Laureate of the Przegląd Sądowy Editorial Board and Wolters Kluwer publishing house’s competition for “the most useful legal publication in judiciary practice in 2017”, for the monograph Nieważność postępowania w procesie cywilnym (The Nullity of Civil Proceedings) – February 2019.
- “Meritorious Service to the Legal Advisers’ Self-governing Body” silver badge (pursuant to resolution No. 599/X/2019 of the Presidium of the National Council of Legal Advisers of October 23rd 2019) – December 2019.
- Individual Award, Third Class, of the Rector of the University of Warsaw – November 15th 2021.
- Themis Statuette for service to the legal advisers’ self-governing body – distinction awarded by the Regional Chamber of Legal Advisers in Warsaw – July 6th 2023.
- Individual Award, Third Class, of the Rector of the University of Warsaw – October 27th 2023.
- Distinction award of the Rector of the University of Warsaw for academic achievements “in recognition of outstanding activities, comprising inspiring scientific research and innovative development work – significant contributions supporting the development of the University of Warsaw, and upholding supreme 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
- Jacek Kudła, M.A. – PhD candidate, full-time curriculum, 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 October 8th 2018 – assistant supervisor (2016–2018).
- Bartosz Wołodkiewicz, M.A. – PhD candidate, full-time curriculum, 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 February 25th 2019 – assistant supervisor (2016-2019).
- Karolina Okniańska-Tyndyk, M.A. – 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 June 27th 2019 – reviewer (2019).
- Aleksandra Rożnowska (Karpińska), M.A. – doctoral dissertation titled Unlawfully Secured Evidence in Civil Proceedings defended at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Silesia, on October 26th 2020 – reviewer (2020).
- Łukasz Jankowski, M.A. – 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 March 25th 2024 (2023).
- Wioleta Beczek, M.A. – doctoral dissertation titled Confidentiality in Declaratory Civil Law Proceedings – appeal proceedings regarding the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw on June 11th 2024 – expert reviewer for the Council of Scientific Excellence, session held on June 11th 2024.
- Sandra Zientalewicz, M.A. – doctoral dissertation titled Limiting a Judicial Trial to Individual Indicments or Preliminary Issues defended at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Łódź, on June 24th 2024 – reviewer (2024).
- Przemysław Tacij, M.A. – doctoral dissertation titled Documentary Evidence in Textual Record Form – chair of the Doctoral Committee (2025).
Participation in habilitation proceedings
- Joanna Studzińska, Ph.D. – Kozminski University in Warsaw, indicated scientific achievement: monograph titled Intervention of a Third Party in Civil Proceedings – reviewer (2019); doctor habilitatus proceedings committee convened on June 12th 2019.
- Joanna Bodio, Ph.D. – Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, indicated scientific achievement: monograph titled The Status of the Child as a Participant in Non-Contentious Proceedings – committee member (2019); doctor habilitatus proceedings committee convened on September 18th 2019.
- Marcin Dziurda, Ph.D. – University of Warsaw, indicated scientific achievement: monograph titled Special Judicial Capacity – committee secretary (2019–2020); doctor habilitatus proceedings committee convened on March 6th 2020.
- Katarzyna Gajda-Roszczynialska, Ph.D. – University of Silesia in Katowice, indicated scientific achievement: series of publications entitled Between the Public and Private Interest – The Limits of Judicial Power in Civil Proceedings – reviewer (2020); doctor habilitatus proceedings committee convened on September 28th 2020.