On July 1, 2020, an amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure will enter into force, as a result of which special departments dealing exclusively with intellectual property cases will be created in courts. Such departments will be created in…
Until a few weeks ago, nobody expected the coronavirus to have such an impact on the life of every citizen. Today we no longer have any illusions, the economic, and health situation is less than a desirable and visions for…
Due to coronavirus epidemic, the Polish Minister of Finance issued the regulation extending the deadline for filing tax declarationa and paying tax by legal persons. Deadline Before Change Pursuant to Article 27 sec. 1 of the Legal Person's Income Tax…
On February 27, 2020, the amendment to the Industrial Property Law came into force. The introduced changes adjusting Polish law to the European Patent Convention significantly change the patent invalidation procedure, and also give the patent holder the opportunity to…
As a result of last substantial amendment of the Polish Civil Proceedings Code, a separate proceedings for commercial cases has been restored. In my opinion, one of the most important changes is that a first instance judgment in cases regarding…
January 31st, 2020 was the last day of Great Britain membership of the EU and from February 1st this year the Withdrawal Agreement began to apply. The Withdrawal Agreement provides for an 11 month Transition Period — up to the…
On January 1st, 2020, except for Article 11 which came into force on December 31st, 2019, the Act of July 19th, 2019, on Change of Some Acts to Combat Excessive Payment Delays (“Act”) came into force. The Act amended many…
The government continuously is fighting against payment gridlocks between entrepreneurs. Because of that, since January 1st, 2020, the Act on Payments Terms in Commercial Transactions changed name for “Act on Combating Excessive Delays in Commercial Transactions". Not only the name…
On January 1st, 2020, a substantial change to the Good and Services Tax Act came into force. Currently an invoice to a receipt may be issued only if on the receipt is placed Tax Identification Number of the purchaser. Until…
In last days of July the lower house of the Polish parliament enacted the Act on Change of Some Acts in Order to Limit Regulatory Burdens, i.e. Friendly State Package. Next the act went through the higher chamber of the…