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Key Changes to Polish Construction Law

On 19 September 2020, an important amendment to the Polish Building Act came into force introducing some interesting changes to the construction process, as briefly described below. 1. Prescription Periods for Invalidation of Building and Occupancy Permits The amendment introduces prescription periods for the invalidation of building permits (5 years from the date of their …

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Penteris in Top Ten

Ever serving to meet the needs of clients, our team believes in getting things done, building long term relations and being prepared to stand out. As recognition of our commitment to our business partners, friends and colleagues, the Penteris website has been been recognised by Rzeczpospolita as one of the nation’s best websites in terms of …

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Schrems II: Transfer of data to USA now blocked?

On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) issued a landmark judgment in case C-311/18 (Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems), in which it concluded that Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid. However, at the same time, the …