Tribunal strikes high fees for judicial review in public procurement cases
For the second time this year, the Constitutional Tribunal has considered a challenge to the court fees for appeals against rulings by the National Appeals Chamber in public procurement cases.
Downstream merger: acquisition of a parent company by a subsidiary
Although it is possible for a limited-liability company to acquire its own parent company, the transaction carries legal risk.
Secured creditor's standing to challenge shareholders' resolution
A creditor who attaches shares in a limited-liability company through execution may apply to set aside a resolution by the shareholders’ meeting.
Can a foreign company be summoned to attempt settlement negotiations in Poland?
Sometimes when the same case is presented to different courts, the courts take mutually exclusive positions. This was what happened in the case of an Italian company summoned to attempt settlement negotiations in Poland.
American prosecutors nab alleged antitrust violator in Europe
For the first time, the US Department of Justice has succeeded in extraditing an EU citizen on antitrust charges.
When an administrative case takes too long
Parties to administrative proceedings ask what can be done when the case drags on too long. There is no simple remedy, but a complaint against overlong proceedings is one option.
How long will it take, counsellor?
This is one of the hardest questions for any litigator to answer
The spectre of having to return state aid
Failure to comply with the rules for award and use of state aid may result in the recipient being required to pay back the money. But the law provides beneficiaries of aid opportunities to defend their position on several fronts.
Two, three, or maybe ten years?
The statute of limitations on M&A claims
Revival of the M&A market
The number of deals completed in Europe in 2013 reached the level observed in 2007.
The same third-party capacity in several contractors' bids
A certain capacity may be offered more than once in the same tender—just as a contractor may submit its own bid in a tender while also making its capacity available to another bidder in the same tender.
When is offering a litre of juice an unfair market practice?
On 11 February 2014 the Warsaw Regional Court issued a long-awaited ruling demonstrating the current approach of the Polish courts to the sensitive issue of how to designate promotional prices for goods.
