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Most multinational corporations have internal antitrust compliance policies in place for their global businesses, covering their Russian operations. Following years of debate, Russia has enacted a law meant to improve antitrust compliance by regulating internal compliance policies (the “Compliance Act”).
On May 17, 2017, a governmental draft of the act on actions for damages caused by in-fringements of Competition law (the “Private Enforcement Act”) was approved by the upper house of the Polish parliament. It is now awaiting the presidential signature. Alt-hough this legislative proposal was forced by EU Directive 2014/104/EU (the “Private En-forcement Directive”) and it mostly transposes its provisions into Polish law, it also intro-duces revolutionary changes to the law of delicts and the corresponding civil procedure.
Over the past years the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has been intensifying measures aimed at investigating tendering procedures.
Maciej Skoczynski and Marek Neumann Join Dentons in Poland
Filip & Company Advises Centrokinetic and Agista on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Socrates Clinic
New Rules for Work Agreements Once Again!
Wolf Theiss Advises Lion’s Head Investments on Acquisition of BPD Logistics in Bulgaria
NKO Partners Advises Dr. Max on Acquisition of Miletic Plus Pharmacy Chain
Schoenherr and Herbst Kinsky Advise on Ascent Group's Acquisition of Parkside
KSB Successful for REMA Before the European Commission
Lambadarios Advises Hines on Athens Riviera Project
Norton Rose Fulbright Advises on 7R City Park Gdansk Airport Warehouse Financing
MGS Advises EDP Energia Polska on Photovoltaic Farm Financing and Construction with Columbus Energy