Legal insights
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Explanations of legislation, procedures and documents to help you understand your legal position.
EU sanctions · Litigation
EU sanctions and creditors’ claims: asset freezing, the Advocate General’s Opinion, and Dutch and Lithuanian court decisions.
Read article →AI · Economy · Employment
New York Times reports on AI spending, tech earnings and Microsoft’s buyouts. Could a crisis and further job cuts affect the IT industry?
Read article →Legal curiosities · Law with humour
Runaway bees, suspicious salmon and other unusual laws: discover which stories are true and which are legal myths from around the world.
Read article →Privacy · New technologies
Poland’s Human Rights Commissioner questions cooperation with Palantir. Data protection, national security and the comparison with Pegasus.
Read article →Copyright · Artificial intelligence
Who owns copyright in AI-generated works? Human creativity, European case law, platform terms and the rights of users and AI providers.
Read article →Competition law · Digital platforms
Poland’s competition authority accepted Apple’s ATT commitments. What will change for app developers, personalised ads and iPhone users?
Read article →Artificial intelligence · Economy
Is AI a speculative bubble? Ken Griffin and Jon Gray discuss investment in artificial intelligence, data centres, profitability and financial risk.
Read article →Consumer protection · UOKiK
Poland’s UC142 proposal: controlled purchases, website blocking and domain removal. What would the new UOKiK powers mean for businesses?
Read article →Business law · Anti-money laundering
AMLR from 2027: when identity and source-of-funds checks apply, national identification numbers, cash limits, crypto-assets and luxury purchases in the EU.
Read article →Sports law · AML
Football clubs and agents under AMLR from 2029: player transfers, customer due diligence, suspicious transaction reporting, penalties and exemptions.
Read article →Copyright
Facebook posts and copyright: CJEU case law on copying, linking and sharing, authorisation and copyright exceptions.
Read article →Environmental law
CJEU judgment of 16 July 2026, Cases C-27/25 and C-356/25: Natura 2000 conservation objectives and implications for wind farm projects in Poland.
Read article →New investigative methods · Evidence
Deepfakes as evidence: fabricated recordings, voice cloning and forensic detection. How to assess digital authenticity and the limitations of AI detectors.
Read article →New investigative methods · Evidence
Portable DNA sequencing and nanopore technology in forensic science: capabilities, limitations and the importance of reliable interpretation of genetic evidence.
Read article →Witness psychology · Evidence
Trauma and witness memory: Wagenaar’s research, stress, memory gaps, leading questions and inconsistencies. How can accounts given years later be assessed?
Read article →Civil and criminal procedure · Evidence
The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve and witness testimony: experiments, memory gaps and inconsistencies. Practical implications for civil and criminal cases in Poland.
Read article →Civil law · Contracts
Contractor took an advance but did no work? Polish law on withdrawal, refund demands, advance payments, security deposits and claims for damages.
Read article →Trademarks · Business law
Using another party's trademark in promotions: the ZARA case, CJEU judgment C-361/22 and Article 14. When is use permitted and when does it infringe rights?
Read article →Banking law · Consumer protection
Unauthorised transfers and bank refunds: CJEU judgment C-70/25, refund deadlines, gross negligence and late-payment interest. What can customers do?
Read article →Building law
Changes during house construction in Poland: material departures, replacement designs, documents and authorities. Penalties, legalisation fees and procedures.
Read article →Loans
Loans without written agreements under Polish law: evidence, repayment dates, interest and limitation. Includes downloadable Polish document templates.
Read article →Property settlements
Unmarried separation under Polish law: settling a home, loans, renovations and shared expenses. Ownership, claims between partners and supporting documents.
Read article →Personal rights
Online abuse and false reviews: preserving evidence, notarial records, reporting content and protecting your reputation under Polish law.
Read article →Inheritance law
Rejecting an inheritance on a child's behalf under Polish law: deadlines, court permission, procedure and documents after an indebted relative's death.
Read article →Working abroad
UK State Pension and incapacity benefits after returning to Poland: eligibility, insurance periods, claims, documents and official contacts.
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