Law in Brief: Local courts; TPSA; Police corruption; Sticky fingers

Over-stretched Warsaw district courts are to start operating a two-shift system to clear the backlog. This means the courts will now close late in the evening. The first to open late will be the Mokotow local court, which will enter the program in mid April. The next to follow suit will be Srodmiescie (city center). (Rzeczpospolita, C1) ... TPSA will not reimburse the money 194 gminas invested in the introduction of telecom infrastructure on their land when co-operating with the operator. The Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) overruled their appeal due to the statute of limitations. (Rzeczpospolita, C2) ... Two highway patrol officers have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for accepting a euro 100 bribe from a German driver they stopped in 2002. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C2) ... A 68-year-old woman has been fined zl. 20 plus costs (zl. 100) for stealing a wafer biscuit worth zl. 0.69. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C2) J.K.