This piece highlights and offers a brief analysis of the most important of the proposed changes to Polish competition law. The draft proposal envisages introduction of, inter alia, financial penalties for individuals, two-stage merger review process, important changes to the leniency program...

This report critically analyses the introduction and development of a system of competition law in Poland prior to 2016, a period when the country underwent two fundamental transitions: from a centrally planned economy to free markets and from communism to democracy. In particular, the study...

January 2015 marks entry into force of the 2014 Amendment Act, reforming Poland's competition law. This article outlines the main changes and analyses in detail four of them: fines for individuals, leniency plus, settlements, and changes to the Authority's inspection powers. It addresses the...

In May 2013 the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), the Polish Competition Authority, published its Annual Report for 2012. This piece provides an overview of the reported activities within the competition law & policy domain, and comments on some of them