From 1 January 2009, businesses can enter into leases for fixed terms of up to 30 years.

On 8 January 2009, the minimum share capital required in limited liability companies has decreased to PLN 5,000 from PLN 50,000.

In the previous issue the author noted that due to particularities of Polish law (dating back to the beginning of the 20th century), securing of a multi-facility syndicated structure with Polish law governed security interests usually requires the use of special concepts such as parallel debt.

On 16 June 2016, Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development, announced a new initiative – "Start in Poland" – the new government programme for the development and support of start-up companies.

Share purchase agreements typically include contractual time-limit provisions for the buyer to notify its claims to the seller and/or to bring the claim to the competent court or the tribunal.

Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) insurance has increased in popularity in recent years, especially in private merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. In the past five to ten years

The protection of intellectual and industrial property rights goes beyond obtaining a patent or right arising from registration.

It's no secret that predictions work best with hindsight, but this year venturing any forecasts seems particularly fraught with risk.

Starting January 1, 2025, companies in the U.S. that fail to comply with FinCEN's requirements for reporting beneficial ownership information will face significant financial penalties.

ESG ratings are all the rage these days, especially in the Polish banking sector. But there is still no one-size-fits-all methodology supervised by, for example, the European Banking Association.

Listed companies are required to establish audit committees by approximately the middle of December 2009.

From 1 March 2020, there will be a new type of capital company in Poland: a simple joint-stock company ("SJC").

Poland has seen significant reforms in its tax and corporate compliance regime over the past year. While these changes will ultimately improve things for both companies and individuals...

On 24 October 2017, the Polish Government Legislation Center published draft legislation on public transparency ("Transparency Paper").

The end of 2014 brought with it important amendments to the rules for registering companies in Poland.

2021 will be a year of changes for companies in Poland. With the recent postponement of the already announced innovations and the new obligations for joint-stock companies and joint-stock partnerships, companies have time ...

The Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) has challenged certain clauses used by 19 banks in their mortgage documents.

The Export Credit Insurance Corporation (Korporacja Ubezpieczeń Kredytów Eksportowych; "KUKE") is the only export credit agency in Poland providing export insurance...

Doing business in Poland in 2016? Stay on top of changes to transfer pricing and the potential for tighter local tax regulations.

We are clearly at a tipping point. Computer scientist, futurist and transhumanist Ray Kurzweil famously said, "Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029", and "by the 2030s, the nonbiological portion of our intelligence will predominate".