Konrad Grotowski
News from Poland – Business & Law, Episode 19: New Developers Act
23.05.2022
News from Poland, real estate
In the newest episode of News from Poland – Business & Law, dr Jakub Baranowski from Wardyński & Partners’ Real Estate practice discusses the major changes in Polish real estate law in 2022 with entry into force of the New Developers Act. It is designed to provide consumers with greater security in acquiring residential properties by greatly expanding the applicability of the statute, adding new security instruments, and modifying the procedure for removing defects.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 18: Economic sanctions against Russia
25.04.2022
News from Poland
The latest episode of News from Poland is devoted to implementation by Polish companies of sanctions imposed on Russia for its attack on Ukraine. This topic is discussed by Anna Olejniczak-Michalska from the firm’s Private Client practice and Łukasz Lasek from the firm’s Dispute Resolution & Arbitration practice.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 16: War as force majeure
22.03.2022
News from Poland, infrastructure, public procurement
This time Mirella Lechna-Marchewka heading the firm’s Infrastructure and Public Procurement practices, discusses war as force majeure in the context of Russian aggression on Ukraine.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 15: Hiring and working in Poland: types of contracts
21.02.2022
News from Poland, global mobility
Magdalena Świtajska from Wardyński & Partners’ Employment & Global Mobility Practice, explains types of contracts used when hiring or working in Poland.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 14: obtaining Polish citizenship
10.02.2022
News from Poland, global mobility
Magdalena Świtajska and Aleksandra Wójcik form Wardyński & Partners’ Employment & Global Mobility Practice, explain the ways of obtaining Polish citizenship.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 13 (part 2): interrogation of a foreigner as a witness
12.01.2022
News from Poland, litigation
Stanisław Drozd and Konrad Grotowski carry on explaining what to expect if you are a foreigner testifying as a witness before the Polish civil court.

Moratorium on the filing of bankruptcy declarations
09.12.2021
News from Poland, insolvency and restructuring
The pandemic impacted a number of businesses in Poland. To prevent some of its negative consequences a moratorium on the filing of bankruptcy declarations was introduced in Polish law on 13 April 2020.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 13 (part 1): interrogation of a foreigner as a witness
08.12.2021
News from Poland, litigation
This time Stanisław Drozd and Konrad Grotowski explain what to expect if you are a foreigner testifying as a witness before the Polish civil court. The second part of the film will be published in January next year.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 11: binding instructions in holding law
09.11.2021
corporate, News from Poland
Aleksandra Drożdż explains the liability for binding instructions that the parent company will be able to issue to its subsidiaries under the proposed provisions of the holding law.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 10: property restitution (reprivatisation)
08.10.2021
News from Poland
Dr Radosław Wiśniewski explains the problem of claims by pre-war property owners (and most often their heirs), which must be taken into account when purchasing real estate and pose a risk for transactions.

News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 9: transfer pricing compliance obligations
28.09.2021
News from Poland
In this episode, Wojciech Marszałkowski explains transfer pricing compliance obligations. What is the arm’s-length principle? When do taxpayers have to prepare documentation describing most cross-border transactions? What are the peculiarities of the Polish transfer pricing regulations? What are the rules regarding indirect transactions with tax havens? When can taxpayers be required to prepare a “master file”?
News from Poland—Business & Law, Episode 8: Legal aspects of fighting cybercrime: Ransomware and data hacks
09.09.2021
News from Poland, criminal
In this episode, Łukasz Lasek explains legal aspects of fighting cybercrime in the form of ransomware and data hacks. What is a ransomware attack? How can businesses protect against it? How do we help businesses after they fall victim to ransomware extortion?
