Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 2018-2019 Edition
Click here for the chapter on Poland in the 2018-2019 Arbitration Yearbook.
Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 2017-2018 Edition
Arbitration News from Poland
Energy Charter Treaty and EU law – the Advocate General’s opinion calling for broadening...
On March 3, 2021 the Advocate General issued its opinion in the proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") under case...
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Poland
POLAND
Aleksandra Żanowska and Łukasz Zbyszyński
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Legislation
Arbitration proceedings in Poland continue to be governed by the rules embodied in the Polish Civil...
EU law, Polish public policy? Polish court’s views on taking into account EU laws...
The Appellate Court in Warsaw recently ] considered whether the EU state aid regulations form part of the Polish public policy, when considering an...
Setting-off or setting aside? Polish court holds that tribunal’s refusal to consider set-off violates...
The Appellate Court in Warsaw ] considered whether a narrow arbitration clause may be a reason for rejecting a set-off argument raised by a...
New Agreement Between EU Member States: Is This the (Definite) End of Intra-EU Investment...
For several years there has been turmoil within the EU around the potential termination of bilateral investment treaties ("BITs") concluded between EU member states,...
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2019-2020 – Poland
POLAND
Sylwia Piotrowska, Aleksandra Żanowska, and Łukasz Zbyszyński
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Legislation
The Act of 17 November 1964 - Code of Civil Procedure, which governs arbitration...
Poland – Changes to law – arbitrability of disputes over corporate resolutions
Abstract:
Polish Civil Procedure Code is now clear on the arbitrability of corporate matters.
Background
Polish civil procedure law has recently been subject to a wave of...
Polish Appellate Court set aside ICC award for violating basic principles of public policy
The Appellate Court in Wrocław, Poland ] considered the question of whether the principle that a case must be examined comprehensively and that doubts...
Poland: The autonomy of the arbitration proceedings and the limited scope of the public...
The Polish Supreme Court dealt with two issues arising out of setting aside proceedings. First, the question of the relationship between the decision of...
Poland: How far can an arbitral tribunal go if they consider the contract inequitable?
According to the Polish Supreme Court – very far, as it allowed an arbitral award to modify the key provision of a contract on...
Arbitration News from Europe
Higher Regional Court Frankfurt holds that Achmea-decision is transferable to arbitration clauses in other...
In its Achmea-decision, the ECJ decided that EU member states must not settle their disputes in arbitration proceedings agreed upon in bilateral intra-EU investment...
Energy Charter Treaty and EU law – the Advocate General’s opinion calling for broadening...
On March 3, 2021 the Advocate General issued its opinion in the proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") under case...
Arbitration in Asia- an arbitration handbook for Russian in-house counsels
We are happy to present to you Arbitration in Asia, an arbitration handbook for Russian in-house counsels, co-authored by Jay Patrick R. Santiago, a...
Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms that not the tribunal’s legal reasoning, but only the...
In its decision published 6 January 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ("SFSC") dismissed a challenge because in its view, the arbitrator had not...
Part II of a Trilogy: Investor claims in response to the State’s protective measures...
We are pleased to introduce the second part of our trilogy of brief commentaries on Investment Treaty Protection & Covid-19 driven State Intervention. In...
International Arbitration Yearbook, 14th Edition – now available!
We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook is now available.
This new edition reviews important developments in...
16th Annual ICDR Y&I Coffee House Debate
On 28 March 2021 at 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Eastern / 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CET, Baker McKenzie will be sponsoring the...
Psychology in Arbitration: How shrinks can help you win the case!
What ultimately matters is to win your case, isn't it? To that end, you need to convince the arbitral tribunal. Lawyers trust in the...
Revised IBA Rules 2020
About 20 years after their introduction, and about 10 years after their first revision, the International Bar Association ("IBA") recently published the new version...