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REmarks #36 Keep calm and hold the land reserve
On 30 April, marking the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the restrictions on the trading of agricultural property as we know them...
REmarks #35 Perpetual solution to a persistent problem
Recently, a draft act was published in the Government Legislation Centre aimed at resolving one of the most persistent issues concerning land...
REmarks #34 For avoidance of doubts
In February, a draft amendment to the Act on the Formation of the Agricultural System was submitted to the Parliament. The aim of the amendment is...
REmarks #33 A square meter with statutory status
On 13 February 2026, the Act of 4 December 2025 amending the Act on the Protection of the Rights of Purchasers of Residential Units or Single-Family...
REmarks #32 (De)constructing Construction Law
At the beginning of the year, amendments to the Construction Law came into force. They were introduced under a project described by the government...
REmarks #31 Reform of the Reform – Pre-Holiday Tidying Up, Legislator-Style
The 2023 spatial planning reform was supposed to bring long-awaited order: municipal master plans, digitization, and transparent rules that would...
REmarks #30 A green leash
In our practice, we often observe extreme caution on the part of investors who decide to obtain a decision on the environmental impact assessment...
REmarks #29 Full of power, full of doubts
Energy storage facilities are becoming increasingly popular among investors. However, legal regulations in this area remain scattered and full of...
REmarks #28 Declaratory or Constitutive Change?
On 21 August 2025, the President signed an amendment to the Act of 20 May 2021 on the Protection of the Rights of the Purchaser of a Residential...
REmarks #27 (Re)construction law
In June, the Sejm received a draft amendment to the Construction Law. The project, described by the government as "deregulatory", aims to speed up...
REmarks #26 The court is the court, but justice must be ours!
If your property was taken over for public purposes, e.g. for road construction, there are chances that you received compensation based solely on...
REmarks #25 Tell me where you shop, and I’ll tell you where you live
Many people dream of being close to any of the popular discount chains shops. It turns out that living "really close" to a favorite shop is no...
REmarks #24 Sin(n) of sloth
Work on the REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) legislation has been ongoing for several years. Last year, the Ministry of Development and...
REmarks #23 Vacant plots? You wish!
The government has presented a draft bill on solutions aimed at increasing the availability of land for residential construction (the "Draft"),...
REmarks #22 Safe to stay, costly to pay
On December 17, 2024, president Andrzej Duda signed the Act on Civil Protection and Civil Defense, adopted by the Sejm on December 5, 2024, commonly...
REmarks #21 Open debate on restricted areas
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REmarks #21 Open debate on restricted areas
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REmarks #20 Pre-emption Right on the Wave!
In light of recent floods that have devastated many areas of Poland, the government urgently passed the so-called "Flood Special Act" on October 1,...
REmarks #19 Half a loaf is better than no bread – unusual celebration in municipalities
In 2023, an amendment to the Planning and Spatial Development Act came into force, which revolutionised the day-to-day work of all authorities in...
REmarks #18 Landscape after the battle (judicial)
The city of Poznań has finally said “Enough!”. By August 5, 2024, ads that did not meet the requirements of the Poznań Landscape Resolution were to...
REmarks #17 Legislative playground
After prolonged discussions and changes regarding the length of the vacatio legis, tomorrow, the Regulation of the Minister of Development and...
REmarks #16 “Common Communal Commotions”
According to the Public Roads Act, the construction or reconstruction of an exit is only possible after obtaining a permit from the road...
REmarks #15 Tenancy-free period
In our practice, we often encounter lease agreements made to secure legal title to land for solar or wind farms. A lease is a type of obligation...
REmarks #14 It’s a S.I.N.N.
In recent weeks, the term "REIT" has been widely discussed in various contexts and pronunciations due to an announcement by the Ministry of...
REmarks #13 Ground is a tenancy
The Polish legal system provides for a broad catalog of named contractual relations concerning the right to use the property of the third party....
REmarks #12 Blind bet
It sometimes happens that parties to a given contract anticipate the need to transfer the rights and obligations arising from such contract to...
REmarks #11 A brief reminder of the principles of expropriation
At the end of last year, Polish parliament started working on a draft bill concerning, among other things, an extension of the electricity price...
REmarks #10 Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree
As Christmas draws nearer, there is a widespread trend of cutting down coniferous trees. Year by year, the prices of Christmas trees are rising,...
REmarks #9 Energy vs Environment – 1:0
The regulations regarding undertakings that can significantly impact the environment (Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 10 August 2023...
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