October
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – October 2020
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Subsequent changes to the Waste Database The Minister of Climate has forwarded to public consultation a draft amendment to the Waste Act of 14 December 2012 (“Draft”) which provides that entities registered in the Waste Database (“BDO”) will be obliged to register information on issued invoices or receipts […] more
September
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – September 2020
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Amendment to the Construction Law On 19th September 2020, a significant amendment to the Construction Law, adopted by the act of 13th February 2020 amending the Construction Law and certain other acts (“Act”), entered into force. Among other things, under the Act, the legislator has systematized the list […] more
July
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – July 2020
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Dispute between the President of the Personal Data Protection Office and the Chief Land Surveyor On 16th of June 2020, the Voivodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw issued a ruling (file no. II SA/Wa 979/20) concerning the dispute between the President of the Personal Data Protection Office and the […] more
June
Summary of regulations of the “Anti-Crisis Shield 4.0”
On 23 June, 2020, Polish President signed the act constituting next version of government’s anti-crisis shield, commonly described as “Shield 4.0”. Act on interest rate of subsidies for bank loans granted to provide financial stability to entrepreneurs affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and on simplified proceedings for approval of agreements due to occurrence of COVID-19 […] more
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – June 2020
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. The Parliament adopted The act on surcharges to interest rate to bank loans On 19 June 2020 the Parliament adopted The act on surcharges to interest rate to bank loans granted to provide financial liquidity to entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19 effects and on the simplified procedure for the […] more
May
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – May 2020
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. New definition of the impact area of the project The amendment to the Construction Law dated 13 February 2020 includes, among other things, a change in the definition of the “impact area of the object” which until now was understood as the area designated in the vicinity of […] more
April
Tax & Legal Highlights for Real Estate – April 2020
Subscribe to our newsletter (only in Polish) 1. Expiration of mutual obligations of the parties under a lease agreement In relation to lease agreements the Act on special arrangements for preventing, counteracting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them as of 31 March 2020 (the so-called Anti-Crisis Shield 1.0), provides for […] more
“Anti-crisis Shield” – protection of the energy sector, including development of RES projects
The President has signed the package of acts comprising the so-called “Anti-Crisis Shield.” Numerous amendment to the special-purpose Act of March 2, 2020 on special measures for the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them (“the Act”), which is the core of the government’s shield, will become effective. […] more
Lease agreements in large retail facilities during pandemic
On 31 March 2020, the Sejm adopted an amendment to the COVID-19 Act, which is part of the so-called anti-crisis shield, aimed, among others, at protecting entrepreneurs from the effects of the coronavirus epidemic. The act provides for special solutions for tenants of space in shopping centres, who are undoubtedly one of the groups of […] more
Coronavirus – impact on implementation of construction contracts and lease agreements
The growing risk of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and actions taken by public authorities, including the introduction of the state of the epidemic, is reflected in the legal situation of entrepreneurs, especially in terms of contractual liability. The current situation significantly affects the implementation of construction contracts, lease agreements and relations with business partners. Â Force majeure and […] more
