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Poland is a civil law country. The Polish legal system follows the
Continental, code-based tradition. The hierarchy of universally binding law
includes the Constitution, treaties, statutes, and executive regulations.
Judicial authority is exercised by courts and tribunals. Courts include the
Supreme Court, the common courts, administrative courts and military courts.
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One issue under discussion is whether Poland should become a party to the
Washington (ISCID) Convention. Because Poland is a party to more than 60
bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and has recently been a party to
several high-profile investment arbitration proceedings, becoming a party to
the ISCID Convention is discussed among practitioners, but faces strong
opposition on the government side. Apart from that, another issue is whether
Poland should continue to maintain BITs at all with other countries within
the EU.
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Agnieszka Galazka and Marek Lazewski of LDS Lazewski Depo & Partners give advice
on obtaining a preliminary injunction in Poland
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Currently a contentious court case is taking place in the United States of America, in which a famous producer of luxury footwear, Christian Louboutin, demands a ban on the sale of shoes with a red sole characteristic for the French fashion house – Ives Saint Laurent.
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On 12 January 2012, the procedure of registration of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) has been launched. Check for the related chances and threats for your business.
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With the Act from 16 September, 2011 on the change of act – Code of Civil Procedure and some of other acts, there has been introduced a number of changes in the civil procedure. One of the most significant and meaningful changes is the harmonization of procedures of claiming default in all civil cases, regardless whether the party is an entrepreneur or a person who does not conduct business activity.
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it is not always obvious which part of a computer program can be protected using intellectual property. Piotr Niezgódka takes a look.
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Registration procedure of a new top-level domain name (TLD) .xxx. begins today. Find out: what opportunities and threats does the introduction of this domain name entail for your business?.
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Kary finansowe za naruszenie prawa konkurencji a wymiana informacji między przedsiębiorcami.
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