The Appellate Court in Wrocław, Poland [Case No. I ACa 1109/17[1]] considered the question of whether the principle that a case must be examined comprehensively and that doubts must be cleared to the fullest extent possible before the tribunal renders an award constitutes one of the basic principles of Polish public policy. Additionally, the Court analyzed the validity of the appointment of the sole arbitrator and its compliance with the applicable arbitration rules. Background facts…
The Polish Supreme Court[1] dealt with two issues arising out of setting aside proceedings. First, the question of…
According to the Polish Supreme Court – very far, as it allowed an arbitral award to modify the…
In a nutshell, arbitration must fulfil two main aims to be attractive to its potential users: enforceability of the award must be certain and proceedings must be efficient. In light of those aims, the year 2015 brought two major changes to arbitration proceedings in Poland. Firstly, the amendment of the Bankruptcy Law put an end to all the doubts that arose with regard to the effect of the bankruptcy proceedings of a party to an…