Month: September 2021

On the last Thursday of October (28.10.2021) Marta Lipińska, public procurement expert at GWW, will speak at the Congress of Contract Conditions in Construction Industry. We invite you to watch her presentation on: Subcontractors within the meaning of the PPL Act vs conditions of contracts.

The event will be held in Warsaw. More information is available on: https://www.facebook.com/events/4277297722347904/?source=3&action_history=null

We will also have the opportunity to see Marta Lipińska during the Construction Law Congress, which will take place on 5-7 October, during which she will discuss problems, controversies and good practices regarding extra works – https://konferencje.mustreadmedia.pl/zam-bud/ 

Congratulations to all those who have been successfully enrolled to the attorney-at-law and barrister apprenticeship!

We are proud to announce that Olga Sulewska will start her barrister apprenticeship in January, whereas Mikołaj Kawka, Jan Pieńkowski and Maciej Siejbik will start their attorney-at-law apprenticeship. Congratulations on passing your exams!

Marta Lipińska, attorney-at-law and public procurement expert, will be a speaker at this year's Construction Law Congress, which will be held on 5-7 October this year.

Our expert will give a lecture on: Extra works – problems, controversies and good practices.

We invite you to participate !

In the latest Kazus Podatkowy, Tomasz Piejak comments whether the remuneration paid to foreign contractors for the agency service involves the obligation to withhold a flat-rate income tax by the person paying the remuneration.

https://taxpress.pl/czasopisma/3855-kazus-podatkowy-4-21-2021?fbclid=IwAR3nuDJLVQHUVxQkzUVjsa1R9947LH_fsCwpHimTPAQjI7S82crgcmPzgBQ

 

A long-lasting judicial dispute between former legends of “Solidarity” (Lech Wałęsa vs. Krzysztof Wyszkowski) has been finally resolved by the European Court of Human Rights. The Strasbourg Court fully shared the arguments of Krzysztof Ways, who was a representative of Krzysztof Wyszkowski in this case, by stating that all judgments issued in this case, until now favorable to Lech Wałęsa, were in fact in breach of the freedom of speech, thereby constituting a violation of the European Convention for the Protection of Human and Civil Rights, and more specifically its Article 10, which guarantees the freedom of expression. The Polish government was ordered to pay an adequate compensation to the applicant. 

The Develia Group is selling the Sky Tower, the tallest building in Wrocław and still one of the tallest in Poland. A couple of days ago, it signed a preliminary agreement for the sale of all its shares in the project to a Hungarian-Cypriot Fund managed by the Adventum Group. The Develia Group was advised on tax aspects by Mariusz Tkaczyk and Artur Bubrowiecki. The transaction is to be finalized in the coming months.

We would like to address words of appreciation to the attorney Racz Suchocka, and the entire Develia negotiating team.

See more information on: https://www.propertynews.pl/biura/develia-sprzedaje-sky-tower-we-wroclawiu-wartosc-transakcji-to-ponad-84-mln-euro,94558.html

The 9th edition of the Developer Days, the most important business event of the year for the development market, will be held on 23 September. The conference is a platform intended for sharing knowledge and experience of representatives of the development industry, entities cooperating with it, local government units, experts and analysts.

 

We are proud that our law firm was invited to participate in such a prestigious event. Attorney Joanna Sebzda-Załuska, GWW partner, Investment process practice supervisor, will take part in a panel devoted to analysis of factors influencing the cost of a square meter of residential premises.

 

We wish interesting discussions and exchange of experiences to all speakers and conference participants!

A draft version of the tax part of the New Deal programme adopted by the government provides for less stricter rules on applying the flat-rate taxation to foreign revenues. The first version of the regulations provided for the necessity to use a foreign certificate of residence, which in many cases might not be possible. Following our publication, the Ministry allowed using other documents instead of the certificate.

See Mateusz Pietranek's comment on Prawo.pl: 
https://www.prawo.pl/podatki/nie-tylko-certyfikat-rezydencji-ale-tez-inne-dokumenty,510558.html

The general meeting is considered to be the most important governing body of a joint-stock company. This is due to the fact that this body is composed of shareholders. However, is the general meeting entitled to issue binding orders to the company's management board regarding the conduct of company's affairs?

Marcin Borkowski, Ph. D., explains this issue in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

 

Is there a limitation period for tax liabilities in the Polish tax system? Will the resolution of 7 judges of the Supreme Administrative Court adopted in May change the practice of tax authorities?

 

Tax advisors Alicja Sarna, Andrzej Ladziński from GWW and Paweł Chrupek from the office of the spokesman for Small and Medium-sized Companies discuss this issue in the Tax Studio of the Tax Press publishing house. The debate is moderated by Tomasz Kaczyński, tax advisor.

The debate is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-oR0yBgS_Y