This article concerns the representation of a juvenile victim. It analyzes the differences between the statutory representative, the person under whose constant care the injured party remains and the child's representative. The article aims to draw attention to a situation in which there is a conflict of interests between the representative representing a juvenile victim and the other parent, which entails the need to exclude the representation of the juvenile victim by the statutory representative, giving primacy to the child's representative.
Taking into account the new institution of the „child’s representative” introduced into the Polish Family and Guardianship Code, this article discusses the requirements that must be met by a person who wishes to act in court proceedings and proposes a procedure for appointing a lawyer, attorney-at-law, or other entities for this role. The article also examines the possibility for the child’s representative to use a substitute and to be represented by a lawyer’s trainee. The scope of requirements for a person acting as a substitute in court has been characterized. The aim of this article is to answer the question of whether an attorney-at-law or a lawyer acting as a child’s representative in court proceedings can use a substitute and be replaced by a trainee.
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