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Judge Łukasz Biliński has won his case against Poland before the European Court of Human Rights. The judgment was delivered following an application lodged with the Court in November 2019. The Judge was represented before the Strasbourg Court by advocates from the Pietrzak Sidor & Wspólnicy Law Firm: Małgorzata...

Registering a family foundation in Poland is no longer a novelty, yet it can still be surprising in practice. The key risk lies not in the substantive assessment of the application, but in the rigorous approach to formal requirements adopted by the registry court. An article by our expert,...

The Pietrzak Sidor & Wspólnicy, WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr and LEX Financial Advisory, in cooperation with the Centre for Family Business Law of the University of Warsaw, under the social patronage of the Family Business Foundation, with Rzeczpospolita as media partner and with the financial support of BNP Paribas,...

Advocate Mikołaj Pietrzak, partner at our law firm, has formally assumed the position of Honorary Consul of the Principality of Monaco in Poland. On the occasion of the commencement of the diplomatic mission, Warsaw was visited by His Excellency Lorenzo Ravano, the Ambassador of Monaco to Poland, together with...

We are pleased to announce the conclusion of proceedings in which the legal team of Pietrzak Sidor & Wspólnicy represented a veterinarian charged with animal cruelty in connection with the first kidney transplant procedures performed in Poland on terminally ill dogs. On 11 September 2025, the Warsaw Regional Court...

The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a judgment in a case brought against Poland by journalist Ewa Siedlecka. The Strasbourg Court held that her detention during a demonstration on 10 June 2017 constituted a violation of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right...

We are proud to announce that adv. Mikołaj Pietrzak, partner at our law firm, has been appointed Honorary Consul of the Principality of Monaco in Poland. This distinction represents international recognition of advocate Pietrzak’s professional expertise and his longstanding contribution to public service and the legal community. For our...

The Rzeczpospolita Law Firm Ranking is a key point of reference for clients seeking the highest quality legal services and an important overview of the market’s leading practitioners. We are delighted that, for the eighth time, our firm has been ranked among the top practices in the category “Criminal...

The two-day General Assembly of the Warsaw Bar Association has concluded — an event of particular significance and symbolism for the lawyers of our Firm. Advocate Mikołaj Pietrzak, who has served as Dean of the Warsaw Bar Council for two consecutive terms, received from Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar...