Robert Lewandowski

In October a new bill was enacted from the 18th of October 2024 concerning changes to the law of providing economic information and the exchange of economic data enabling economic inquiry offices to share economic data in easier and more sufficient ways to clients who are interested in cooperation with such offices occasionally. The economic…

Q1 Do growth strategies lean more towards acquisitions rather than organic growth during economic turmoil? Are you seeing any trends in M&A as a business growth strategy? These times of economic instability (especially recession and inflation) and ongoing conflicts do not serve the stability in the market and may adversely affect the number of M&A…

In August, amendments to the Act of 24 July 2024 on Class Actions (an act amending this and certain other acts) came into force, transposing Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive…

A crypto exchange is a place for trading in cryptocurrencies. Unlike the securities traded on stock exchanges, cryptocurrencies are not managed by national legal systems, and in most countries they are not subject to any statutory regulation. Only a few countries have banned trading and holding of cryptocurrencies, and these include Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ecuador, and…

The month of September did not abound with many new pieces of legislation in Poland. On September 25th 2024, a new law on whistleblowers finally came into force in Poland meaning that entities employing more than 50 persons are obliged to introduce bylaws about the procedure of reporting breaches and misconduct and protection of whistleblowers.…

A new act from 24.07.2024 has been introduced on the change of claims that can be asserted within so-called class action suits that can be brought on behalf of a group of people (consumers). This new act implements into the Polish legal system the Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

The month of July witnessed many new legal developments in Poland. Between January-June 2025 Poland will assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union and this task will require the laying down of new provisions that enable Poland successful handling of this challenge. Thus in July of this year a new act from…

The month June abounded in many legal events. On 15.05.2024 a new legal provision regarding the functioning of government administration was introduced aiming to improve the execution of tasks and the systematizing of work in some important sectors such as management of minerals deposits, energy, climate and regional developments. Read more here

On 25 June 2024 a new Polish whistleblowers protection act, from 14 June 2024, (“WPA”)was published introducing the so-called EU Whistleblower Directive into the Polish legalsystem [ Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law]. Thiswhistleblowing law is…

MiCA was published on 9th June 2023 and is aimed at the protection of investorsand the establishing of a transparent crypto -assets market , enhancing the safeguardsfor holders of crypto-assets, financial stability and the integrity of crypto -assetsmarkets. MiCA regulates, among other things, the public offering, issuing andpermitting of crypto- assets for trade. The EU…

(Poland) Please find below some new legal developments and events in Poland from May 2024. In the middle of May a new proposal to amend the Polish Labor Code was published according to which the length of work will also include, among other things, work performed on the basis of contracts for services and work…

The governmental stage of legislative work on the implementation of the EU – Directive 2022/2041 on an adequate minimum wage in the European Union should be finalized soon. That means that the minimum wage in Poland will be established through many criteria and not more on political decisions taken in the form of an ordinance…