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Annual 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 moreUnfair term in a consumer contract for selling a car – judgement of Polish Supreme Court
In a case currently heard, the Supreme Court (case no. I CSK 125/15) referred to an appeal in cassation concerning a clause in a standard ...
Read moreResponsibility of insurance undertaking – significant judgements of Polish Supreme Court
The Polish Supreme Court has just made two significant judgments (case no. I CSK 43/15 and case no. I CSK 78/15) in cases concerning insurers’ ...
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 ...
Read moreTravellers’ protection to be improved – new EU directive enters into force
The new Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on package travel and linked travel arrangements, amending ...
Read moreLegal advisers may now represent before Polish Patent Office in trademark cases
On November 30, 2015 the recent amendment of Polish Act of 2000 on Industrial Property Law has become effective. It has resulted with substantial amendment ...
Read moreAfter-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 more2nd Ferrara Forum on European Consumer and Contract Law
In 2015, it will be 10 years since the Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices (see text in EUR-Lex) was adopted. It undoubtedly was, ...
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