COVID-19
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‘These are the end times…’: new legislation to counter the effects of COVID-19
On 2 March 2020, the Sejm adopted the Act on Special Measures to Prevent, Counter and Combat COVID-19, Other Infectious Diseases and the Crises They Cause (Journal of Laws 2020, item 374), the ‘COVID-19 Response Act’. Due to…
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REBUS SIC STANTIBUS vs COVID-19?
Article 357¹ of the Civil Code provides that where an extraordinary change in circumstances makes performance excessively difficult or threatens one party with a severe loss not foreseen when the contract was concluded, the court may, after considering…
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Restructuring law: an opportunity amid the challenges of an epidemic
Restructuring and insolvency obligations: material set in the pandemic context, corrected to distinguish loss of liquidity from the three-month presumption.
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The COVID-19 epidemic and labour law
How must employers respond to threats to employees’ health and lives? Article 209(2) of the Labour Code requires them to inform employees immediately of risks and take protective action. Employers must also provide appropriate…