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.
When should an unsafe product be recalled from the market?
An unsafe product is defined in the Polish Civil Code. Administrative regulations, however, such as the Act on General Safety of Products, specify the duties of producers and distributors when it comes to assuring product safety.
Insurance agreement ends, but protection continues?
Termination of a framework agreement under which individual mortgage insurance policies were issued need not mean the end of the insurance protection.
Traps for unwary outsourcers
Financial institutions may contract out some of their operations to external firms, but not to the extent that there is nothing left of the bank but the building, according to Danuta Pajewska, a partner at Wardyński & Partners.
How long is a bank liable for the act of an employee?
If bank staff commit an offence to the detriment of a bank customer, the bank is liable for failure to supervise the employee.
Amendments to Fiscal Audit Act
An amendment to the Fiscal Audit Act of 28 September 1991 went into effect on 30 July 2010.
Restriction on pre-emption rights of the Agricultural Property Agency
An amendment to the Agricultural System Act of 11 April 2003 went into effect on 8 July 2010.
Is it legal to use someone else's trademark in Internet advertising?
Use of other people’s trademarks as keywords may constitute trademark infringement if it is done without consent of the holder and the advertising steered to by the keywords may suggest legal or commercial ties between the advertiser and the holder.
Class actions
The Act on Enforcement of Claims in a Group Proceeding went into effect on 19 July 2010. The act introduces the institution of the class action, not previously recognised under Polish law.
Almost PLN 300 million for pro-climate investments
Poland’s National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management has announced the first four competitions for financing of green investment projects, in a total amount of nearly PLN 300 million.
Court rules on stay of enforcement of environmental decision
An environmental decision is not a basis for commencing implementation of a development project, and thus it does not entail a threat of significant harm or irreversible effects that would justify a stay of enforcement.
Will new clinical trials act eliminate irregularities?
Recent reports on disproportionate fees for doctors conducting clinical trials and the hospitals where they work are not the only problem. Conducting sometimes dozens of trials at one medical facility seriously reduces the quality of the research.
