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New general limitation period for civil claims – Polish Civil Code amended
Today the latest amendment to the Polish Civil Code comes into force (text: ISAP), which is primarily aimed at reducing the current period under the ...
Read moreTrading on Sundays and holidays restricted – new laws in Poland
The Polish Sejm has now passed an act placing restrictions on retail trade on Sundays, national holidays, and other days (text: ISAP). On the Sundays ...
Read moreAcademic Seminar: „Der Mensch als Bürger und Konsument“
From 21 until 23 June 2017 at the University of Bayreuth, the 4th Junior Researcher Workshop of University of Bayreuth and Adam-Mickiewicz-University of Poznań (“Der ...
Read morePrinciple of transparency applied to standard contract terms – judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
In mortgage credit agreements entered into by consumers under Polish law, it has become standard practice for security for repayment of the credit to take ...
Read morePublic register of unfair terms in consumer contracts in Poland in light of the EU law – judgement issued by the European Court of Justice
For many years, the issue of the extended effect of judgements issued by the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection concerning prohibited clauses was the ...
Read moreThe fifth “standpoint material to a case” submitted by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection – new Polish competition law instruments in practice
On a specially designated subpage of UOKiK’s website (see the page: “Istotny pogląd w sprawie”) another so-called standpoint material to a case has been published, ...
Read moreAlternative dispute resolution in consumer disputes – new statutory regulation and new legal obligations for traders
In order to make sure that consumers have effective means of exercising their rights, it is vital that dispute resolution instruments be available which are ...
Read moreFirst “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 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 moreTravelers’ protection against the insolvency of a travel agency – resolution adopted by the Polish Supreme Court
Current legislation is quite impressive from the point of view of the range of specific tools that can be used to protect tourists’ interests in ...
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