American prosecutors nab alleged antitrust violator in Europe
For the first time, the US Department of Justice has succeeded in extraditing an EU citizen on antitrust charges.
When an administrative case takes too long
Parties to administrative proceedings ask what can be done when the case drags on too long. There is no simple remedy, but a complaint against overlong proceedings is one option.
How long will it take, counsellor?
This is one of the hardest questions for any litigator to answer
The spectre of having to return state aid
Failure to comply with the rules for award and use of state aid may result in the recipient being required to pay back the money. But the law provides beneficiaries of aid opportunities to defend their position on several fronts.
Two, three, or maybe ten years?
The statute of limitations on M&A claims
Revival of the M&A market
The number of deals completed in Europe in 2013 reached the level observed in 2007.
The same third-party capacity in several contractors' bids
A certain capacity may be offered more than once in the same tender—just as a contractor may submit its own bid in a tender while also making its capacity available to another bidder in the same tender.
When is offering a litre of juice an unfair market practice?
On 11 February 2014 the Warsaw Regional Court issued a long-awaited ruling demonstrating the current approach of the Polish courts to the sensitive issue of how to designate promotional prices for goods.
New rules for settlement of VAT
New VAT rules have been in force in Poland since the beginning of 2014. The new rules still raise certain doubts, so it is worthwhile to re-examine the most important changes concerning when the obligation to pay VAT arises, the tax basis, and invoicing.
Avoiding double taxation of affiliates
Transactions between affiliates attract particular interest from the tax authorities, which are entitled to verify the declared income and assess adjustments of income. Audits of non-market transactions are expect to become more common.
Value of procurement in competitive dialogue
At the stage of announcing competitive dialogue, the contracting authority need not have a functional and operational programme ready, but this does not stand in the way of commencing the procedure and specifying the value of the procurement.
Is purchasing property in a bailiff's auction worth the trouble?
Real estate auctioned off in execution proceedings may be tempting because of below-market prices. But a low price also has its price.
