Under Polish law, compensation for pecuniary damage includes both the losses suffered by the injured party (damnum emergens), the benefits that s/he could have achieved if the damage had not been caused (lucrum cessans), as well as future expenses which need to be incurred due to the victim’s health. In more basic terms, when someone […]
civil liability insurance
Accommodation claims in personal injury cases are still not very common in Poland. Moreover, when they are pursued, they usually boil down to adaptation of a home or flat, rather than purchase of a new real property. Is there a good reason for that, though? First things first, under Polish law there is the principle […]
The resolution, adopted by a panel of 7 Supreme Court judges, of 22 July 2020 (file ref. No. III CZP 31/19) reads: A victim who suffered bodily injury or health impairment may claim compensation under Article 444§1 of the Civil Code for the costs of care provided to him free of charge by persons close […]
In the face of widespread criticism of the activities of the District Committees Adjudicating on Medical Events (Wojewódzkie Komisje ds. Orzekania o Zdarzeniach Medycznych) as well as considering new developments to investigate alternatives to judicial proceedings, it is worth to consider reasons why a formula of compensating personal injury, intentionally modelled on (among others) the […]
Soon new regulations, which aim to solve financial problems of people who ran out of guarantee sums, will come into force in Poland. Thanks to the new act, victims of road traffic accidents from years ago will be able to receive additional assistance. How did the guarantee sums in civil liability insurance coverage of motor […]
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