Jacek Czarnecki
New Act on Trust Services and Electronic Identification
13.10.2016
new technologies
The Act on Trust Services and Electronic Identification is intended to adapt Polish law to the EU’s eIDAS Regulation. Among other things, it repeals the Electronic Signature Act. The new act is part of a broad trend toward creation of a new regulatory framework for digital commerce.
Is Polish law ready for FinTech?
01.09.2016
new technologies
Financial technologies need specific legal solutions and an open approach to the law.
Bitcoin and money-laundering regulations
24.09.2015
new technologies, payment services
Controversies surrounding application of money-laundering regulations generate legal uncertainty for businesses operating in the field of digital currencies.
Commercialisation of scientific research in practice
27.08.2015
new technologies
Despite introduction of new commercialisation rules in 2014, there are still legal barriers to implementing projects.
The block chain and the law
25.06.2015
new technologies, payment services
Bitcoin opened up a spectrum of possibilities and a legal Pandora’s Box. But block chain—the technology on which Bitcoin is based—generates even greater potential and further legal challenges.
New and planned regulation of investment crowdfunding
16.04.2015
banking & finance, new technologies
New regulations and interpretations will soon have an impact on equity- and debt-based crowdfunding business models.
New rules for commercialisation of university research
26.02.2015
new technologies
Amendments to the Higher Education Law went into effect on 1 October 2014. Among a number of major modifications to the existing operating model for Polish universities, there are new rules for commercialisation of results of research and development and related knowhow.
New statutory reduction of interchange fees: Important regulations also for acquirers
12.02.2015
already in force, new technologies, payment services
The Act of 28 November 2014 Amending the Payment Services Act went into force on 29 January 2015. The act introduced major changes for all participants in the payment instruments market in Poland, including a statu¬tory reduction in interchange fees and addition¬al obligations for acquirers and payment card organisations.
Spying on Rudolph
18.12.2014
new technologies, Christmas
To figure out Santa’s secrets, there are modern high-tech devices that might come in handy. But what does the law allow?
Downstream merger: acquisition of a parent company by a subsidiary
14.04.2014
corporate, M&A
Although it is possible for a limited-liability company to acquire its own parent company, the transaction carries legal risk.