The personal injury team at the BFP law firm specializes in every kind of personal injury case where the injury occurred on the territory of Poland. We have represented, and are still representing, hundreds of clients across Poland, as well as residents of other countries, that seek compensation for their injury resulting from medical negligence, road traffic accidents, aviation accidents, defective products, and others. [Read more.]

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Extrajudicial compensation proceedings for injured patients in Sweden and in Poland

Jolanta Budzowska19 January 2020Komentarze (0)

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 […]

FAQ – Costs and funding in accidents abroad cases: Poland

Jolanta Budzowska25 November 2019Komentarze (0)

Last week, I had the pleasure of actively taking part in APIL’s fourth accidents abroad conference. This year the event brought us-up-to date in the latest and most recent developments on cross-border and international claims. Facing Brexit, we wondered what options are there for injured claimants whose life center is in the UK, but the […]

Medical tourism: a 7-step guide for tourists injured in Poland (Part 1)

Gabriela Lenarczyk04 July 2019Komentarze (0)

Medical tourism is increasingly popular, as it is now easier than ever to both travel and to find connections with various healthcare services providers all around the world. Inevitably, for some of the patients the trip will not end well, and they may end up wishing that they had stayed home instead… This part of […]

A foreign lawyer in Poland: post Brexit struggles

Gabriela Lenarczyk20 February 2019Komentarze (0)

Lawyers from the European Union who intend to provide legal aid in Poland to the extent relevant for an attorney-at-law, as well as lawyers from outside the European Union, whom their professional title entitles to practise a profession which is the equivalent of the profession of an attorney-at-law, are entered into a list maintained by […]

Who can be held responsible for medical malpractice in the realm of medical tourism?

Jolanta Budzowska12 October 2018Komentarze (0)

In recent years, Poland has become one of the most popular tourism destinations among tourists from Great Britain, Germany, Sweden and Norway who look for highly specialised medical services during their travel. Medical services may qualify as travel services supplied to a traveller within the meaning of the Act on Package Travel – Polish national […]