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First “standpoint material to a case” submitted by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection – new instruments of Polish competition law in practice
Following a recent amendment to the Polish Act of 16 February 2007 on Competition and Consumer Protection (text: ISAP) the President of the Office of ...
Read moreThe draft on an Act on Preventing the Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage within the Trade in Food and Agricultural Products – the bill moves to the Sejm
“The bill proposed is intended to eliminate unfair commercial practices from the agricultural raw materials and foodstuff supply chain. This area of commercial activity is ...
Read moreTrade secret protection within the internal market – EU directive enters into force
Today saw the enactment of Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed ...
Read moreDefining the relevant market for expert medical services – judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
Correct identification of the relevant market for particular goods or services is often the deciding factor for effective application of competition law provisions, both on ...
Read moreNature of claims concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices – judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
The distinction between pecuniary and non-pecuniary civil claims has important implications for how a court case proceeds and the procedural instruments available in that case. ...
Read moreFor consumers and businesses – recent amendment of Polish competition law enters into force today
Recent amendment of the Polish Act on Competition and Consumer Protection and certain other acts (text: ISAP) enters into force today. This amendment is principally ...
Read moreThe notary is a business entity – the resolution of the Polish Supreme Court
As part of a proceeding before a Circuit Court, a legal issue arose which was essentially a question whether a notary is a business entity ...
Read moreAnnual bonus for accepting goods for sale as unfair slotting fee – the judgement of Polish Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has made another significant judgment (case no. I CSK 824/14) on slotting fees which are treated as practices of unfair competition under ...
Read moreNon-compete clauses in employment relations – most recent judgement of Polish Supreme Court
The most recent judgment of the Supreme Court (case no. II PK 108/15) again refers, in practical terms, to the important issue of non-compete clauses ...
Read moreNew provisions on statutory interests due for late payment and payable on capital in legal transactions
The Act of 9 October 2015 amending the Act on payment deadlines in commercial transactions, the Civil Code and certain other acts (text in: Dziennik ...
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