We strongly recommend a solution from both a managerial and legal perspective that constitutes an excellent tool for maintaining your companies at a high level over a longer period of time. Making a key employee a co-owner of the company can certainly create a more durable bond between the manager and the company and is worth considering. It also does not give rise to extraordinary […]

In the case law concerning the liability of management board members of limited liability companies, an important ruling has emerged that may significantly affect individuals serving on these bodies, even if their term of office is very short. The Supreme Court confirmed that the liability of management board members for the company’s obligations does not end when […]

By decision of March 12, 2025, in case file no. II PSK 39/24, the Supreme Court held that a shareholder of a limited liability company cannot be its employee if their ownership status dominates over their employee status. In a case concerning a minority shareholder, the Court found that there was no subordination typical of an employment relationship, as the woman acted in her own interest […]

The Supreme Court, in its judgment of 10 January 2025 in case no. I CSK 1115/24, held that the refusal to grant a management board member a discharge does not violate their personal rights and cannot constitute a basis for seeking protection under Article 24 of the Civil Code. The case concerned a former vice-president of a bank, who, after serving for several months, […]

It is possible to seek damages from a member of the management board of a capital company under the general rule of the Civil Code arising from Article 415 of the Civil Code, which provides: “Anyone who by a fault on his part causes damage to another person is obliged to remedy it.” This applies even in the absence of the conditions provided for […]

We recently established 4XMAS sp. z o.o., a limited liability company with its headquarters in Mosty, and this emerging powerhouse of the Christmas tree industry is already showcasing its ambitions and potential. Due to several rapid financing rounds funded entirely by the shareholders’ own contributions, the company has been capitalized with over 17.5 million PLN in the past year. Of that amount, […]

The Supreme Court of Poland has issued a resolution that significantly impacts the protection of the personal interests of companies and organizations. The matter concerns compensation for the infringement of a legal person’s good name. Can a company claim monetary compensation for damage to its reputation? As of now – yes, explicitly on the basis of the provisions of the Polish […]

A female employee, working at a hospital under an employment contract as a nurse in the surgical ward. claimed that her salary was lower than that of nurses working in other departments. She argued that she performed identical duties to nurses in other wards and that the pay disparity constituted unjustified discrimination. She filed a claim for compensation for violation of the prohibition of discrimination. […]

We have it :)! The perpetrator’s insurer (TuiR W. S.A. with its registered office in W.) awarded our German client (B. KG with its registered office in E.) EUR 234,127.82 in compensation in December, which is one million zlotys (minus one thousand). Following the decision, a transfer was made in January and thus the perpetrator’s policy was exhausted! We are continuing to work to finally compensate […]

The judgment of the Supreme Court of 22 February 2023 (II CSKP 785/22) confirms that a member of the management board may act as the proxy of limited liability company.   The admissibility of appointing a management board member as the company’s proxy under Article 210 § 1 of the Polish Commercial Companies Code (hereinafter: „CCC”) has been, before this […]