The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that a car distributor may bear liability for product defects on an equal footing with the manufacturer. This applies in situations where the distributor’s name or trademark is sufficiently similar to that of the actual manufacturer, which creats consumer’s trust to car distributor.   A customer purchased a Ford vehicle from the […]

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 […]

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If you work in international environment, the documents that you receive are usually important. It is even more crucial than in domestic relations to make sure that everything you sign is safe.