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The amendments extend the catalogue of building objects whose construction does not require a building permit. Among those buildings, there are detached, single-family houses which entirely fit a building lot and detached utility buildings. Construction of those objects only requires a building notification. The new regulations do not impose...

In the light of the amended law, a judge will not take part in conducting evidence, but – apart from few exceptions – will decide on the basis of evidence and information presented by the parties. Until now, with no engagement on the part of the prosecutor, the court...

In May 2011, the Regional Examination Commission (REC) voided the results of a chemistry maturity exam of a group of students from schools in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, claiming that the student did not write the exam independently. Initially, the students only received general information which did not directly specify the...

Information published by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna suggests that cases notified to prosecutors’ offices were too often registered in the Ko register instead of the investigative register. The former contains cases notified anonymously, or those which belong to the competences of another prosecutor’s office. This practice was to cover the...

„Inevitability of even lenient punishment is more important than its severity. Rigid sanctions should be considered with great caution. The court ought to have the necessary flexibility in imposing a penalty, so that it can each time adjust it to the circumstances of a given case,” write advocates Małgorzata...

Maria Radziejowska graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw and the LL.M. programme of the University of Amsterdam. She has been an advocate trainee at the Warsaw Bar Association since 2014. She has gained professional experience, among others, at the International Criminal Court...

Katarzyna Dąbrowska has cooperated with the Pietrzak Sidor & Partners Law Firm since 2012. She specialises in alternative dispute resolution methods, such as arbitration, mediation and negotiations. Małgorzata Mączka-Pacholak has cooperated with the Pietrzak Sidor & Partners Law Firm since 2012. She specialises in criminal law and cases concerning...

At the request of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, advocate Paweł Osik works on a case of students from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. Four years ago, the results on the chemistry maturity exam of more than 50 high school students in this town were annulled. The students were accused of...

While on his way home after work, Mr. P. suffered a major stroke. Police officers who intervened concluded that the man was under the influence of alcohol and called the City Guard to transport him to the sobering station. During the intervention, the man was not tested with a...