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.]

cross-border personal injury

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 […]

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 […]

Life after Brexit

Michał Krzanowski11 January 2019Komentarze (1)

On 30 March 2019, two years will have passed since the United Kingdom launched the procedure for leaving the European Union. It is still unclear whether an agreement will be reached between the EU and the UK before that date, regarding the conditions of their much-publicised divorce. However, if the parties do not conclude such […]

The Descendants

Michał Krzanowski26 September 2016Komentarze (0)

Recently we have been asked to advise on a very interesting matter in a cross-border personal injury case. The victim, a resident of the UK, was injured as a result of alleged medical negligence during breast surgery, performed in Poland. Compensatory claims for bodily injury and health disorder were pursued, however only out-of-court (proceedings have […]