On 7 July 2015 the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in case Rutkowski et. al. against Poland (application no 72287/10, 13927/11 and 46187/11) issued the so-called pilot judgment. The Court found that in all these cases there has been a violation of the right to trial within a reasonable time and the right to an effective remedy (Art. 6, paragraph 1 and Art. 13 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms). The Court held that the violation of Art. 6 paragraph 1 and Art.

On January 7, 2015 the Council of Ministers has adopted the guidelines for the draft law on the promotion of amicable dispute resolution prepared by the Minister of Economy in cooperation with the Minister of Justice. The legislative work involved the contribution of the experts from Allerhand Institute (AI):

Atty. Jolanta Budzowska has been admitted to APIL organisation (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers), based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. APIL is a not-for-profit campaign organisation, with more than 25 years of tradition, associating more than 3,800 member lawyers (mainly solicitors, barristers and legal executives), including lawyers from different jurisdictions.

On 24 – 26 June, 2014, a legal counselor from our law firm, Ms. Karolina Kolary, was present during the congress organized by the European Lawyers’ Association (UAE) in Vienna. The congress’ subject was “Punitive damages and collective actions in Europe”.

On 21 January 2014 the Regional Court in Koszalin upheld the position of the law firm Budzowska Fiutowski and Partners representing one of the Polish banks and dismissed the lawsuit in a case where the amount in dispute was over 50 million PLN. The Court shared the standpoint of Att. Benedykt Fiutowski, the bank’s representative, who argued the groundlessness of the opponent’s claims. The opponent sought, inter alia, the cancellation of the credit agreement concluded with the bank and the banking executive titles issued in connection therewith.