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Changes to foreign investment control in Poland signal a shift in approach

A&O Shearman on 8/4/2025

On July 24, 2025, amendments to Poland’s investment control regime entered into force. Notably, the temporary foreign direct investment (FDI) provisions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have now become...more

Koniec stanu zagrożenia epidemicznego, czyli kolejne zmiany terminów podatkowych

Hogan Lovells on 5/10/2023

Zgodnie z projektem Rozporządzenia Ministra Zdrowia opublikowanym 2 maja na stronach Rządowego Centrum Legislacji, 1 lipca 2023 r. stan zagrożenia epidemiologicznego ma zostać odwołany. Projekt skierowano do uzgodnień i...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2023

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Zniesienie Stanu Epidemii – Skutki Dla Podmiotów Gospodarczych

Hogan Lovells on 6/23/2022

Stan epidemii w związku z COVID-19 wprowadzono w Polsce 20 marca 2020 roku. Z dniem 16 maja 2022 roku, stan epidemii w Polsce został zniesiony i zastąpiony stanem zagrożenia epidemicznego. Podstawą prawną dla tej zmiany było...more

Lifting the state of epidemic - effects on economic entities

Hogan Lovells on 6/23/2022

The state of epidemic for COVID-19 was introduced in Poland on 20 March 2020. As of 16 May 2022, the state of epidemic in Poland was lifted and replaced by the state of epidemic emergency. The legal basis for this change was...more

Investing in European Healthcare - What's on the Horizon for 2022? - Regulatory and Legal Changes

McDermott Will & Schulte on 9/20/2021

Today’s global healthcare marketplace is marked by unprecedented transformation. The seismic shifts in healthcare delivery and drug development during COVID-19 have, in 2021, continued to demonstrate the power and capacity...more

Poland: Private Rented Sector - Mobility and Flexibility

Miller Canfield on 7/14/2021

A new, interesting trend of institutional rental (PRS) has appeared on the Polish real estate market, taken from the most developed markets in Europe, such as Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In Poland, we are...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, October 2020 # 15

Hogan Lovells on 10/26/2020

In Washington: After several consecutive days of talks between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin it appears increasingly likely that Congress will have to wait to consider any COVID-19...more

Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: September 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/9/2020

China - Exemptions for Official M Visa Invitation Letters Available for Some Nationalities - The Chinese authorities have recently announced that holders of valid residence permits who are nationals of certain countries...more

Poland to tightly regulate major acquisitions by non-EEA entities

White & Case LLP on 5/18/2020

The Polish government is planning to implement a special procedure to control acquisitions of "protected entities" by buyers from outside of the European Economic Area. "Protected entities" would include most listed...more

COVID-19 and Data Protection Compliance in Poland

White & Case LLP on 4/30/2020

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard the health of employees, customers and others. Organizations are also...more

COVID-19: Polish Government Financial Assistance Measures

White & Case LLP on 4/27/2020

The short-term effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic put many Polish businesses in financial distress and struck a major blow to their liquidity—a worrying turn of events in light of already widespread payment backlogs....more

Poland enacts new measures in response to COVID-19

Hogan Lovells on 4/9/2020

This week new facilitations and limitations in connection with COVID-19 were introduced in Poland. They include the exemption from taxes on import and intracommunity purchase of selected goods and a new ban on the export of...more

Covid-19 coronavirus: competition and consumer protection in Poland

A&O Shearman on 4/6/2020

The new Polish Anti-Crisis Shield legislation, being the response to the Covid-19 crisis, introduces significant changes to competition law and consumer protection. Below we summarise what these newly implemented measures...more

Key provisions of The Polish Law on Special Measures for COVID-19 and Crisis Prevention from the real estate perspective

Hogan Lovells on 4/1/2020

On 28 March 2020, the lower chamber of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) enacted an amendment to the Law on Special Measures for COVID-19 and Crisis Prevention (hereinafter referred to as the Amendment). With reference to the real...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/30/2020

Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more

Companies in quarantine - a potential breakthrough in remote board meetings - UPDATE

Hogan Lovells on 3/30/2020

One of the many challenges we are facing as a result of the COVID-19 are disruptions in functioning of board meetings and decision-making processes in companies. ...more

90% Rent Reduction for Tenants in Shopping Centers? - Poland

Hogan Lovells on 3/30/2020

The Polish government has submitted an amendment to the Law on Special Measures for COVID-19 and Crisis Prevention which, among other things, stipulates a temporary 90% rent reduction for most tenants in shopping centers. ...more

The impact of coronavirus on the insurance regulations and regulators' practice in Poland.

Hogan Lovells on 3/30/2020

Polish Financial Supervision Authority published Supervisory Stimulus Package for Security and Development to support the resilience and maintain the stability of the insurance industry in Poland. ...more

Covid-19 coronavirus: litigation in Poland

A&O Shearman on 3/30/2020

Implications for banking and consumer litigation during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, against the backdrop of the draft acts forming part of the "Anti-Crisis Shield" (the Draft Act), as at 26 March 2020....more

COVID-19 in Poland: Tax alert no.1

Hogan Lovells on 3/23/2020

In anticipation of the draft government shield package for entrepreneurs, we present below the tools resulting from applicable regulations that you can use already today to eliminate the negative economic effects of the...more

Covid-19 coronavirus: Polish regulator proposes stabilisation measures to support the banking sector

A&O Shearman on 3/23/2020

The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (the PFSA) has announced the so-called SIP (the Supervisory Impulses Package for the security and development of banks) aimed at supporting the banking sector facing the Covid-19...more

COVID-19 in Poland: Tax alert no. 2

Hogan Lovells on 3/23/2020

In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to convey to all our clients and their families expressions of support and solidarity. The current situation requires action to be taken primarily to protect the...more

A summary of polish legislation and of the guidelines of authorities concerning covid-19 in the context of data protection

Hogan Lovells on 3/19/2020

To meet your questions and concerns related to maintaining the principles of personal data protection in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have prepared a short guide to the key legal regulations and guidelines of...more

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2020

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

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