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CJEU Judgment in Case C‑67/25: Russian Disinformation and Content Creator Liability
2026-09-28

Category: White-Collar and Tax Crime

CJEU Judgment in Case C‑67/25: Russian Disinformation and Content Creator Liability

On July 2, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in Case C‑67/25…

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Zondacrypto – The Vanishing
2026-09-06

Category: Financial Fraud and Scandals

Zondacrypto – The Vanishing

Poland’s largest crypto exchange stopped paying out in April. In August an Estonian court declared its…

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The Zonda Wallet That Woke Up
2026-09-04

Category: Crypto and Digital Assets

The Zonda Wallet That Woke Up

Five and a half million zlotys, a single private key, and a court order that was…

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A Face for Sale: Who Is Behind the Fake Celebrity Ads, and How Much Meta Makes on Them
2026-08-15

Category: AI, Data and Technology

A Face for Sale: Who Is Behind the Fake Celebrity Ads, and How Much...

The voice is right. The smile is right. Even the slight forward tilt of the head,…

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The Naked Taxpayer. When the Tax Authorities Come to OnlyFans
2026-07-12

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

The Naked Taxpayer. When the Tax Authorities Come to OnlyFans

OnlyFans creators around the world are discovering a painful truth: nothing on the internet ever disappears,…

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The Rabbi Is Dead
2026-05-07

Category: White-Collar and Tax Crime

The Rabbi Is Dead

How graduates of the world’s finest law schools spent a decade running an insider-trading ring with…

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The Email That Said Too Much
2026-04-10

Category: Financial Fraud and Scandals

The Email That Said Too Much

In our previous analysis, we traced the anatomy of a liquidity crisis at Zondacrypto — Poland’s…

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Your Employee’s Fraud, Your Tax Bill
2026-04-06

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

Your Employee’s Fraud, Your Tax Bill

When a gas-station manager in Poland spent four years selling fictitious invoices under her employer’s name,…

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The Reputation Racket: Fake reviews, digital extortion, and the business model that turns your good name into someone else’s revenue stream
2026-03-17

Category: Companies, Contracts and Governance

The Reputation Racket: Fake reviews, digital extortion, and the business model that turns your...

  For years, we treated fake online reviews the way most people treat termites — as…

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WGI – Guilty, After Twenty Years
2026-03-05

Category: Financial Fraud and Scandals

WGI – Guilty, After Twenty Years

A Warsaw court has finally convicted the architects of one of Poland’s most audacious financial crimes.…

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Deepfakes – Your Face Is Not Yours Anymore
2026-03-04

Category: AI, Data and Technology

Deepfakes – Your Face Is Not Yours Anymore

Stolen Faces, Synthetic Voices: Before the Law Catches Up In July of 2024, a senior executive…

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Trump’s $10B IRS Lawsuit: Tax Data Breach & the Privacy Question
2026-02-21

Category: Litigation and Precedents

Trump’s $10B IRS Lawsuit: Tax Data Breach & the Privacy Question

Trump v. IRS: A $10 Billion Claim for Unauthorized Disclosure of Tax Returns On January 29,…

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When May the Tax Authority Inspect Your Bank Account?
2026-02-12

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

When May the Tax Authority Inspect Your Bank Account?

I. Introduction: The Tension Between Fiscal Efficiency and Financial Privacy Few questions in modern tax law…

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Meta on Trial: How New Mexico’s Child-Safety Case Could Change Social Media Forever
2026-02-10

Category: Litigation and Precedents

Meta on Trial: How New Mexico’s Child-Safety Case Could Change Social Media Forever

The New Mexico trial that could redefine what Big Tech owes children On Monday morning, in…

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When Apple Notes Become a National Security Threat
2026-01-31

Category: Beyond the Letter of the Law

When Apple Notes Become a National Security Threat

How a Google Engineer Spent His Lunch Breaks Google employs thousands of security engineers. Spends billions…

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The Myth of the Disposable Agent
2026-01-30

Category: Beyond the Letter of the Law

The Myth of the Disposable Agent

What a London arson trial reveals about Russia’s intelligence doctrine—and the West’s dangerous misreading of it…

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Fruit of the Poisonous Tree – How the FBI manufactured a drug lord
2026-01-25

Category: White-Collar and Tax Crime

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree – How the FBI manufactured a drug lord

When law enforcement crosses the line from catching criminals to creating them, the consequences reach far…

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Seizure of Company Assets Without a Court Judgment
2026-01-19

Category: Pending Classification

Seizure of Company Assets Without a Court Judgment

The Constitution of the Republic of Poland guarantees that forfeiture of property may occur only on…

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Piercing the Corporate Veil for Tax Obligations
2026-01-10

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

Piercing the Corporate Veil for Tax Obligations

The Derivative Liability of Corporate Officers Under Polish Fiscal Law I. Introduction The limited liability corporation…

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Nicolás Maduro – Three Potential Defense Strategies
2026-01-06

Category: Litigation and Precedents

Nicolás Maduro – Three Potential Defense Strategies

Is Nicolás Maduro a prisoner of war? The seizure of Nicolás Maduro by American special operations…

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The Cartel of the Suns Faces American Justice: A Legal Analysis of United States v. Nicolás Maduro
2026-01-04

Category: Litigation and Precedents

The Cartel of the Suns Faces American Justice: A Legal Analysis of United States...

Introduction On January 3, 2026, American special forces captured Nicolás Maduro and transported him aboard the…

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Knowledge of Tax Non-Payment Is Insufficient: A Watershed Opinion from the CJEU Advocate General on VAT Liability
2025-10-29

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

Knowledge of Tax Non-Payment Is Insufficient: A Watershed Opinion from the CJEU Advocate General...

  On September 4, 2025, Advocate General Juliane Kokott issued her opinion in Case C-121/24, which…

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Bored Apes and Broken Tests: How Courts Let NFT Promoters Off Easy
2025-10-27

Category: Crypto and Digital Assets

Bored Apes and Broken Tests: How Courts Let NFT Promoters Off Easy

  When Judge Fernando Olguin dismissed the class action against Yuga Labs and its celebrity promoters…

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Extending Tax Secrecy Obligations to Information Technology Contractors Servicing the National Revenue Administration
2025-10-17

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

Extending Tax Secrecy Obligations to Information Technology Contractors Servicing the National Revenue Administration

  The proposed amendment to Poland’s Tax Ordinance Act, which would impose tax secrecy obligations upon…

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