Izabela was 22 weeks pregnant, a mother to a young daughter, and a casualty of systemic fear in the shadow of draconian abortion laws. Her death from septic shock sparked global headlines.

On 22 September 2021, a 30-year-old woman who was 22 weeks pregnant died at the County Hospital in Pszczyna. On admission, absence of amniotic fluid was diagnosed and an earlier diagnosis of congenital malformations of the foetus was confirmed. During hospitalisation, the foetus died. After less than 24 hours in hospital, the patient also died due to septic shock.

We are very pleased to share that our associate, Gabriela Lenarczyk, is a co-author of an article published in the latest edition of the Jagiellonian University Journal of IP Law - a quarterly published since 1973.

The out-of-court compensation payment system for victims of medical errors or road traffic accidents gives injured parties the opportunity to obtain ‚fair and full’ compensation quickly. Is the so eagerly evoked Swedish compensation model really so exemplary and should it be adopted in Poland?

Compensation of non-pecuniary loss of close relatives : a comparative study on some European Union member countries' and Swiss legislation and practices - Gabriela Lenarczyk