| In Principle

In the last issue we discussed the proposed new Energy Law. Now it is time to turn to the second element in the package of energy legislation presented in December 2011 by the Polish Ministry of Economy.

At the end of 2011 the Polish utility sector received a present from the government in the form of a long-awaited package of proposed energy legislation. How could it change the rules of the market?

The European Court of Justice has held that it is up to the national courts to determine whether and how to provide access to files generated under leniency programmes by injured parties seeking damages for violation of competition law.

Lawyers from Wardyński & Partners advised Danish-Polish Telecommunications Group I/S in proceedings to enforce claims of EUR 550 million against Telekomunikacja Polska SA.

The Developers Act has not come into force yet but has already generated much controversy. Whom will it truly protect?

Proposed changes to the Public Procurement Law are designed to cut the red tape in filing offers in public tenders, but prices will be subject to closer scrutiny.

It often happens that the plans for a project are modified after a decision on environmental conditions is issued but before issuance of a permit for the project itself (e.g. the building permit). Is it necessary to amend the environmental decision?

A discussion with Paweł Ciećwierz, a partner at Wardyński & Partners who heads the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice, about M&A in Poland and about the Transaction Portal

Although the Payment Services Act has been in force only a short time, there are already plans to revamp it.

When a company has been issued an environmental permit, e.g. to release particles into the atmosphere, may it freely assign its rights under the permit?

From 1 January 2012, the tax treaty between Poland and Switzerland authorises the countries to exchange information that may have a major impact on tax enforcement.

Na podstawie ustawy o dostępie do informacji publicznej można uzyskać zanonimizowane orzeczenia sądowe wraz z uzasadnieniami, nawet jeśli nie jesteśmy stroną w danej sprawie.