Amendments to the ICC International Court of Arbitration Rules (“ICC Court“) in Paris (“2021 Rules“) have entered into force at the beginning of 2021. These new rules have replaced the ICC 2017 Rules (“2017 Rules“) which expired year end 2020, and applied to disputes registered until the end of the 2020. The most important changes […]

In 2021, many companies will need flexible forms of financing, for measures such as business restructuring  and technological development. To this end, European stock exchanges must create favourable conditions for financing cross-border IPOs. This goal can only now be achieved by capital markets coalescing as a single financing market, free from barriers through the joint […]

EU IP law will continue to apply in the UK until the end of the transition period on 31st December 2020. From 1st January 2021, the intellectual property landscape across the EU and UK will look very different. The primary change is that harmonised IP rights currently covering the entire EU, including the UK, will […]

‘Divergent thinking is what counts’, says Piotr Kochański, Senior Managing Partner in the law firm named “Law firm of the year: Central Europe” by “The Lawyer”.   According to the Awards Committee, your firm leads the way in innovation, has a strategic approach to expansion in the region and has developed a unique organisational culture. […]

Kochanski & Partners has been recognized in the prestigious Chambers FinTech Legal 2021 ranking of law firms specializing in providing services to financial sector companies developing, offering or applying new technologies. Kochanski & Partners was recognized for its commitment to promoting the use of cloud solutions in the financial and banking sectors, in particular for […]

The Government Legislation Centre website has published the final version of the draft amendment to the Commercial Companies Code, which is to introduce the group of companies law into the Polish legal system. The draft is expected to be submitted to Parliament as early as this January. Below you will find a summary of the […]

Agata Dziwisz was a speaker at the 11th Annual “International Taxation in CEE” conference. This event covered a broad range of taxation matters across the CEE region, taking into account the wave of new measures which have to be handled by tax professionals, including new documentation requirements, audits by tax authorities and new tax and […]

It is our great pleasure to inform you that the Kochanski & Partners law firm has received the title of “Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe” in the prestigious “Lawyer Awards 2020” competition. We were awarded for offering legal services based on innovative technological solutions, our strategic approach to development on regional and international […]

In response to current trends in corporate governance, changes in the market and regulatory environments, and the needs reported by capital market players, this month the WSE Corporate Governance Committee presented the first draft of a new set of corporate governance rules for listed companies: “Best Practices for WSE Listed Companies 2021” (Best Practices 2021). […]

Idea Bank is the first Polish financial service sector entity to obtain the ISO 27017 and ISO 27001 certifications, confirming that its cloud computing solutions meet the highest international standards, and that customer data is processed in the cloud with full respect to security standards. Kochański & Partners advised the bank throughout the certification application […]

Kochański & Partners has been shortlisted for the Lawyer Awards 2020 in the category: “Law firm of the year: Central Europe”. This is the eleventh edition of the Lawyer Awards already. The awards scheme attracts entries from over 120 independent law firms headquartered in Europe and global firms across the Continent. This is the highest […]

On 4 November, the Office of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (“UKNF”) published its position on the provision of the so-called “robo-advisory services”, i.e. investment advisory services using artificial intelligence mechanisms[1] (“Position”). The UKNF addressed the whole robo-advisory process, from design to implementation of the service and monitoring of operating solutions. Its intention was to […]

Tax regulations are the most frequently amended legislation. This has been the case for a long time, but the scale and speed of recent changes are unprecedented. However, the direction of the changes is unclear. On the one hand, we are experiencing a clear tightening of regulations by the tax authorities, but on the other, […]

2020 has been marked by dynamic developments in the new technology market. The pandemic has accelerated digitalisation of economic activity with employers investing in remote working systems and implementing state-of-the-art procedures. Companies are migrating to the cloud and seeking applications for artificial intelligence in management and sales development. However, the law is not always able […]

The Regional Court in Poznań granted the fourth successive injunction in favour of Forteam Investments Ltd., an investment company belonging to Delta Capital Partners Management – a U.S. private equity fund, in the pending dispute with Mariusz Świtalski. This time, all assets of Druga – Sowiniec Capital, including a mansion in Sowiniec, surrounding grounds and […]