Poland: legislative amendments could help to better enforce cessation claims under IP law
A problem in protecting intellectual property rights was ensuring the effectiveness of court orders that infringement of those rights cease; a proprietor did not have fully effective measures to be able to enforce such an order.
New interlocutory appeal to the Supreme Court
A change in the Civil Procedure Code enables the parties to seek a ruling from the Supreme Court of Poland when a judgment is vacated on appeal and the case is remanded to the lower court for rehearing. A new interlocutory appeal will be available for thi
Dr Marcin Lemkowski: Under the revised procedure, more things will be left up to the judge
An interview with Dr Marcin Lemkowski from the Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Practice at Wardyński & Partners about recent amendments to the Civil Procedure Code
New rules for presenting evidence
Civil cases filed in Poland from 3 May 2012 will be governed by new civil procedure rules. What should the parties and other stakeholders pay particular attention to when deciding how to proceed in a case filed after the effective date of the new rules?
What's up now with commercial cases?
A fundamental change that went into effect on 3 May 2012 was elimination of separate procedures in commercial cases. Does this mean that there are no more commercial courts in Poland, and no procedural differences from “ordinary” civil litigation?
New rules for establishing a representative office of a foreign business
Amendments to the Business Freedom Act and the Treasury Fees Act concerning establishment and registration of foreign representative offices in Poland went into effect on 1 January 2012.
Commercial register transcripts free online
Since 1 January 2012, the National Court Register Information Centre has been required to provide free online access to complete up-to-date information from the National Court Register and copies of documents submitted to the registry files.
How many real changes in the Personal Data Protection Act?
A banner was posted at the beginning of 2012 on the website of Poland’s Inspector General for Personal Data Protection—”Notice: Change of law!”
Public procurement-EU thresholds raised!
The European Union’s threshold for announcement of public works contracts awarded by all contracting authorities has been raised from EUR 4,845,000 to EUR 5,000,000. The thresholds for contracts for goods and services have also increased.
Sylwia Moreu-Żak: It is best not to sign a deed transferring real estate in Poland before a foreign notary
An interview with Sylwia Moreu-Żak from the Real Estate & Construction practice at Wardyński & Partners about the new conflict of laws statute in Poland and its impact on real estate transactions.
Easier to merge or spin off companies
An amendment to the Commercial Companies Code went into effect on 27 October 2011, simplifying and shortening the procedures for corporate mergers and divisions, including cross-border mergers.
New emission standards for installations
The new Regulation of the Minister of the Environment on Standards for Emissions from Installations went into force on 25 May 2011.
