Investments: GWW wins a case before the Supreme Administrative Court

On 13 December 2016, the Supreme Administrative Court fully shared the opinion of the court of first instance (the Province Administrative Court in Krakow) and upheld a ruling in favour of developers carrying out projects in Krakow. GWW represented a Wrocław developer in the dispute with the city of Krakow (Małopolska province).

The litigation strategy was developed by attorney Paweł Wójcik, who represented the client before both courts, while a crucial role in this project was also played by attorney Dorota Chramęga and attorney Joanna Sebzda-Załuska.

The Court ruled that Krakow illegally demanded that developers pay a high fee to change the intended purpose of the right of perpetual usufruct of land – as much as 25 per cent of the real property value after usufruct reclassification. The dispute concerned reclassifying that right from services to the residential sector.

Details of the litigation may be found here, link.