Easier to file for bankruptcy
An amendment to the Polish Bankruptcy Law went into effect on 22 December 2010, giving debtors a chance to supplement deficient bankruptcy petitions while maintaining the original filing date.
Non-discrimination also applies to management board members
A member of a company management board may be regarded as an employee within the meaning of Council Directive 92/85 EEC of 19 October 1992. Removal of a pregnant woman from the management board may thus be successfully challenged as discriminatory.
When is the management board of a limited-liability company liable for the company's debts?
The rules for liability of members of the management board of a Polish limited-liability company (sp. z o.o.) when the company is unable to meet its obligations to creditors are explained by Maciej Szewczyk, a legal adviser trainee
Share register serves a real purpose
Maintaining a share register in a limited-liability company is not just mandatory, but can also prove valuable.
Danuta Pajewska: Transparency of the capital market is fundamental
Interview with Danuta Pajewska, senior partner at Wardyński & Partners and head of the Capital Markets practice group.
Fines for violating reporting requirements when buying shares of listed companies
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority has fined a couple PLN 200,000 for acquiring shares in a listed company over the 10% threshold without announcing a public tender.
Errors most often caused by carelessness or simple routine
Łukasz Koziński of the Corporate Law practice group at Wardyński & Partners reviews the rules for conducting annual shareholder meetings.
What does the National Court Register tell us?
Bartłomiej Wyjatek of the Corporate Law practice group at Wardyński & Partners explains how the court register protects the interests of participants in commercial transactions.
Resolution of supervisory board of joint-stock company may be challenged
There is no regulation in Polish law directly governing challenges to resolutions of the management board or supervisory board of a capital company. Thus there have long been doubts whether there is any way to set aside these resolutions.
Can a pre-war company still recover its assets?
An amendment to the Regulations Enacting the National Court Register Act has gone into effect that significantly changes the rules for re-registering pre-war companies in the National Court Register. The amendment makes it more difficult to reactivate pre
One-stop shop doesn't deliver the goods
Łukasz Koziński and Bartłomiej Wyjatek from the Corporate Law practice group at Wardyński & Partners discuss why the “one-stop shop” approach to business registrations has not achieved the expected savings in time.
