The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Poland

• Poland: Newsletter Labour Law

  With recent amendments to Poland's Labour Law, the minimum gross salary has been raised, the obligation to notify regional labour inspectors and competent sanitary inspectors of certain business-related activities and developments has been abolished, and a new equivalent factor for determining the payments due to employees for holidays unused in kind has been introduced. In addition, amendments have been proposed that would impact the length of maternity, parental and childcare leave, govern the use of flexible working hours, and prolong the maximum settlement period to 12 months. This survey provides an overview of these developments and the proposed amendments.
  - Schönherr

• Poland: New draft of Act on renewable energy sources

  Poland’s renewable energy industry is closely watching the Polish government’s work on an amended draft of the act on renewable energy sources (the "Bill"). The Bill is part of a package of new energy legislation (the "Energy Package") comprising a new gas law, a new energy law and the act containing implementing provisions regarding all those energy acts (the "Implementing Act").
  - Schönherr

• Poland: New principles of settling non-working days – judgment of Poland’s...

  Constitutional Tribunal
  - Schönherr

• The latest amendment to the Act on the Management of State Treasury Property – a declaration of...

  of war for foreigners managing multi-hectare farms in Poland?
  - Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners

• AMENDMENTS TO BILATERAL DOUBLE TAX TREATIES

  According to Ministry of Finance announcements, many of the bilateral double tax treaties (“DTTs”) concluded by Poland are being renegotiated. As many as 4 protocols amending the current DTTs have been signed so far in 2012, i.e. with Cyprus, Iceland, Luxembourg and Norway. Those currently in force between Poland - Czech Republic and Poland- Canada will be replaced by new ones.
  - Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners

• Karolina Miara comments in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on the...

  Social Insurance Institution’s activities regarding the calculation of retirement benefits
  - Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners

• Revolution in VAT

  The latest bill on VAT is currently at the stage of inter-ministerial discussion, and should be submitted to the Sejm shortly. According to the Ministry of Finance, the bill will come into force on 1 January 2013.
  - Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners

• Halal project finance – for the benefit of economy and society

  During recessionary times, one might ask a question: Is it possible to combine profit with business ethics and still earn money? When even those too big to fail can feel threatened and weakened by the contemporary state of the global economy, one should direct him or herself towards a way of doing business that respects higher moral values. Halal project finance can be seen as such an example.
  - Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners

• Intellectual Property & Life Science

  Amendment of the Reimbursement Law with respect to incentives and contracting concerning reimbursed products
  - Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners

• KZR&P takes part in the meeting “Responsible marketing in the food industry”, 21 June 2012

  Dr. iur. L.L.M. Katarzyna Zbierska, legal counselor is attending a meeting of the Working Group of the British-Polish Chamber of Commerce for Food matters. The theme of the meeting is responsible marketing in the food industry.
  - Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners