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After-sale rebates – important resolution of Polish Supreme Court
In reply to a legal issue presented by a court of appeals, the Supreme Court passed a resolution concerning the so-called ban on slotting fees ...
Read moreBan on open pension fund advertising (partly) unconstitutional – judgment of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal
On 3 November 2015, the Constitutional Tribunal heard combined applications from the President of Poland and the Ombudsman concerning changes in the operation of the ...
Read moreMystery shopper to go shopping soon – recent amendment to Polish competition law
The Polish Sejm has now passed the Act of 5 August 2015 amending the Act on Competition and Consumer Protection and certain other acts (text: ...
Read moreTask force of the Civil Law Codification Committee
Dr Igor B. Nestoruk is involved in the work of a task force of the Civil Law Codification Committee at the Minister of Justice. The ...
Read moreDebate: New antitrust regulations – risks for companies, benefits for the market
As invited by the Board of the Polish Press Agency (“PAP”), dr Igor B. Nestoruk took part in a debate: New antitrust regulations – risks ...
Read moreCartel damage claims – private enforcement ad portas
10 years after Commission’s Green Paper – Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (EUR-lex), on 26 November 2015, directive 2014/104/EU of the European ...
Read moreProtection against unfair competition: current status and future prospects
Firstly new, more and more comprehensive provisions creating mechanisms for protection of consumers justified with the concept of the “weaker party” applied to contractual relationships ...
Read moreCompetition law and consumer protection – a speech at the German Patent Office (Jena)
In spite of a far-reaching harmonisation in the EU, differences between the laws of member states should still be expected when combating unfair market practices. ...
Read moreHotel, motel or pension (boarding house) – proprietary names
According to the Act of August 29, 1997 on tourist services (ISAP), the rendering of hotel services in Poland is subject to a specific administrative ...
Read moreCross-border infringements of competition law – applicable law
Effects of unfair or monopolistic business practices frequently extend across more than one country. With ever closer links between businesses and customers in the EU’s ...
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