Procedural succession of local government authorities: from the highest official to the local administration

The paper is a brief analytical study based on real arbitration case leading to the search for answers during its review. The research focuses on the case of procedural succession from the highest official of the municipality to local administration while dealing with business entity statement on the collection of court fees resulted in the determination of the head of the municipality as an actor of public legal liability to be charged with public law duties, whereas the procedural succession is preceded by the early termination of official’s powers due to the resignation at his own request. The research examines such legal facts and status as an early termination of an official’s public powers and the discharge of his responsibilities by other persons provided for his participation in legal relations, civil legal succession or succession of responsibilities as a prerequisite for procedural succession, legal liability and collateral measures as well as their correlation and interdependence.