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In May 2011, a Regional Examination Board (REB) at Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski invalidated the results of the chemistry section of the matura exam taken by a group of students. The decision was based on a contention that they had received improper assistance in completing their exam papers. However, a general...

On 20 November 2017, Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, requested the Court to authorize an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in relation to the armed conflict in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan since 1 May 2003. This request...

Banks as managers of customers’ interests Mr Sidor argues that as far as banks are concerned, the west European legal scholarship treats banks as managers of financial matters of their customers, noting that this approach is increasingly often followed by Polish jurists. “This means that a bank is legally...

The meeting was designed to serve as a platform for sharing experiences of practitioners from across the EU who discussed obstacles and problems related to the application of EAW. The discussion centred on both different aspects of observing the proportionality principle in applying the EAW procedure and grounds for...

More than 290 law firms applied to the current, 15th annual ranking released by the newspaper. “We are extremely proud of this recognition”, says firm’s partner Mikołaj Pietrzak, was also personally named the Best Corporate Defence Attorney. “We’ve been shaping the market practices in this area of law for...

The Strasbourg Court is to examine the applications of four other couples. “It’s unacceptable that in 2017 the Polish state does not protect fundamental rights of its citizens. A judgment by the ECtHR should be a clear signal for Polish lawmakers reminding them that it is the state’s obligation...

The Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (Board) cooperates with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Board is responsible for developing recommendations on granting financial assistance to projects and support actions for victims of torture. “The appointment...

Legal advisor Artur Sidor’s professional experience includes, among others, arbitration proceedings. In 2015, he completed a postgraduate course on international and comparative commercial arbitration at the Queen Mary University of London. He is also on the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Court at the Polish Bank Association. He...

In the course of acceptance, the inspector is obliged to verify whether construction work was conducted in accordance with the design, building permit and law. “The current law does not regulate the issue of acceptance, but concentrates on formal requirements […] It should not be forgotten, however, that the...