With travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery on the rise, Poland has seen a steady increase of medical tourists seeking cheaper cosmetic and dentistry treatments. While at first glance such trips look appealing, one must always consider risks associated with having a surgical procedure in a different country – if something goes wrong, the path to […]
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Compensation for a medical event (medical error) will soon be available in a new, simplified way. Who will be entitled to compensation benefits for a medical event? Who will benefit from using this path? Find out below! NOTE: examples at the end of the article! In short: Deadlines for filing a claim: 1 year from […]
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 […]
In court proceedings, witness statements are the primary evidence. They must therefore be reliable and accurate. Because of the importance of this testimony, it is understandable that the laws of various countries impose an obligation on witnesses to tell the truth and a prohibition against concealing the truth under penalty of law. Polish criminal law […]
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 […]
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