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Private enforcement of competition law is gaining momentum in Poland. Although the national legislation implementing Directive 2014/104/EU on damages for competition law infringements (the “Directive”) entered into force in 2017, its provisions did not trigger as many cases as expected for the first few years. This has now changed and the possibility to seek compensation for competition law infringements is now firmly on potential claimants’ radar. The limitation period applicable to competition claims has been…

In 2021, a new law concerning civil proceedings became effective in Poland. The new law introduced, among other things, three major changes that will impact the proceedings. The online service of court documents during proceedings and online hearings as default are new and have been forced by the Covid-19 pandemic and will last for its duration. They are aimed at facilitating safe communication between the court and the parties to the proceedings. The third change…

To err is human, as the old saying goes. Errors are an inherent element of almost all legal proceedings – and this is why appeal procedures exist. Sometimes, however, the damage is done, even if the errors are eventually corrected. This was the situation in a recent case heard by the Appellate Court in Warsaw. The claimant in the proceedings acquired a plot of land in Warsaw in 1998 planning to build a hotel. In…