In July 2019, amendments to the Civil Procedure Code (“CPC”) were adopted that concerned, inter alia, changes in arbitration and allowed corporate disputes to be resolved by arbitration to a greater extent. In June 2020, the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw (“CAPCC“) published a draft of additional regulations in […]
Foreward by Andrew Chilvers During the past two decades the key nations of Central and Eastern European (CEE) have grown significantly following moves to liberalise their economies. On average Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, to name a few, increased their per capita GDP by 115% between 2004-2020. Employment was at its lowest […]
Staying ahead of the curve – Navigating the Central & Eastern Europe ecosystem & choosing the right advisor During the past two decades the key nations of Central and Eastern […]
Read morePrzegląd Prawa Handlowego 7/2018 Krzysztof Jasiński The paper considers the issue of undertaking to indemnify against public-law liabilities under Polish law. It encompasses the analysis of sources of indemnification clauses in Polish law and the grounds for their application, with reference to their common law’s provenance and position in the Polish contractual relationships. The analysis […]
RKKW’s Client, the majority shareholder in a limited liability company operating mainly in the trading sector, has obtained security in the commercial litigation concerning the expulsion of the shareholder from the company. Court has recognized that it is justified to suspend the exercise of the opponent’s corporate rights related to his shares. The court has […]
Radca Prawny. Zeszyty naukowe nr 16 Krzysztof Jasiński This paper constitutes a commentary to the Polish Supreme Court’s ruling dated December 20, 2017, in which the possibility to commence a proceeding for establishment of non-existence of a general meeting’s resolution has been confirmed. The author agrees with the Supreme Court ruling, as supporting the view […]
Radca Prawny. Zeszyty Naukowe 2/2016 Krzysztof Jasiński This commentary is a critique of the concept of so-called negative resolutions of shareholders of companies adopted by the Supreme Court. The authors examine issues associated with the existence of the aforementioned resolutions and the grounds for distinguishing them in the legal doctrine, as well as the possible […]
(by Ph.D. Rafał Kusy)(Second Part) Deferred consumer demand and an export boom will be a driving force for the Polish economy in 2021. In the following years, investments shall be deemed a determinant of economic growth. The predictions of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that activity in the Polish economy, measured […]
Przegląd Sądowy Nr 6/2016 Krzysztof Jasiński The article covers the issue of withdrawal from an agreement on transfer of all rights and obligations in a partnership and its implications both for the parties thereto and third parties. The writer analyses the legal frameworks of the right of withdrawal, in particular regarding the polish civil code regulations, […]
As 2021 gets underway, GESSEL is proud to announce the implementation of personnel changes at our firm. Three of our experienced colleagues have now become partners: Michał Bochowicz, advocate, specialises in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions in the tech, media and telecoms (TMT) and renewable energy sectors, and also in day-to-day business law […]
It is with pleasure that we present to you GESSEL’s fourth transaction yearbook, summarising the work of our firm’s M&A practice in 2020. To state the obvious, developments in corporate M&A over the past year were overshadowed, like all other realms of life, by the Covid-19 pandemic. It would be difficult to overstate the initial shock […]
This guide was created to provide foreign investors with basic information on the possibilities of doing business in Poland. In addition to general information about the Polish economy, the guide also includes information on legal bases, regulatory issues and forms of conducting business in Poland, as well as information on taxes, accounting and labor law […]
