Preliminary agreement for real estate transaction without a shareholder resolution?
A company may enter into a preliminary agreement to buy or sell real estate without obtaining shareholder approval, but the lack of a shareholder resolution will prevent the parties from seeking a court order enforcing the promise to go through with the t
Sylwia Moreu-Żak: It is best not to sign a deed transferring real estate in Poland before a foreign notary
An interview with Sylwia Moreu-Żak from the Real Estate & Construction practice at Wardyński & Partners about the new conflict of laws statute in Poland and its impact on real estate transactions.
Acquirer's liability for contaminated property
Czy przepisy dopuszczają odpowiedzialność nabywcy nieruchomości za jej zanieczyszczenie także wtedy, gdy szkody nie spowodował, a nawet o niej nie wiedział?
Sejm passes "Developers Act"
On 31 August 2011 the lower house of the Polish Parliament adopted the Act on Protection of the Rights of a Purchaser of a Residential Unit or Single-Family House, which is intended to improve the legal standing of customers of real estate developers.
Compensation for more nationalised real estate in Warsaw
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal has significantly expanded the set of former owners of properties in Warsaw who are entitled to compensation for seizure of their real estate by communist authorities following World War II.
Perpetual usufruct and public reliance on land and mortgage registers
The warranty of public reliance on land and mortgage registers protects an acquirer of perpetual usufruct in the event of defective entry in the land and mortgage register of the State Treasury or territorial governmental unit as the owner of real estate.
Major changes in mortgages
On 20 February 2011 the Act Amending the Act on Land and Mortgage Registers and Mortgages and Certain Other Acts (Journal of Laws Dz.U. 2009 No. 131 item 1075) goes into effect.
Łukasz Dąbrowski: Consider a chimney easement for Christmas Eve
Litigation Portal: Everyone looks forward to a visit from Santa Claus, but no one seems to bother signing a proper agreement with him. Is Kris Kringle entitled to trespass on other people’s property without any contractual consent?
Building permit may be issued even after construction is completed
In specific instances, a decision granting a building permit may be issued even after construction has been completed and the building has already been delivered for occupancy.
May the right to pay nominal rent be bought and sold?
Sąd Najwyższy odpowie na pytanie, czy uprawnienie do czynszu symbolicznego przechodzi na nabywcę prawa użytkowania wieczystego.
Preparation and use of adaptations of a construction design - basic issues
Lawyers from the Infrastructure, Transport and Public Procurement practice group at Wardyński & Partners explain how to lawfully make revisions to a construction design.
Restriction on pre-emption rights of the Agricultural Property Agency
An amendment to the Agricultural System Act of 11 April 2003 went into effect on 8 July 2010.
