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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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DeFi’s Regulatory Status Under MiCA and Cryptoasset Licensing Requirements
2026-06-05

Category: Crypto and Digital Assets

DeFi’s Regulatory Status Under MiCA and Cryptoasset Licensing Requirements

The Boundaries of Decentralization: Examining DeFi’s Regulatory Status Under MiCA and Its Implications for Cryptoasset Licensing…

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Active Remorse / Voluntary Disclosure Under the Polish Fiscal Penal Code
2026-03-28

Category: White-Collar and Tax Crime

Active Remorse / Voluntary Disclosure Under the Polish Fiscal Penal Code

Statutory Framework, Doctrinal Controversies, and Strategic Implications of Article 16 KKS A taxpayer who has committed…

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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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The Lucy Letby Case: Presumption of Innocence vs Statistics
2026-03-14

Category: Litigation and Precedents

The Lucy Letby Case: Presumption of Innocence vs Statistics

DEATH, DATA, AND THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE Robert Nogacki  |  Skarbiec Law Firm  |  Warsaw It…

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Value Added Tax in Poland
2026-02-09

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

Value Added Tax in Poland

I. Introduction The Value Added Tax (VAT) stands as the preeminent instrument of indirect taxation across…

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Non-Disclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Clauses
2026-02-04

Category: Companies, Contracts and Governance

Non-Disclosure Agreements and Confidentiality Clauses

Confidentiality Clauses and the Right to Legal Counsel: The Boundaries That Non-Disclosure Agreements Cannot Cross In…

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Illegible but Valid? On the Form of Signature in Polish and International Law
2026-01-27

Category: Companies, Contracts and Governance

Illegible but Valid? On the Form of Signature in Polish and International Law

Every individual signs documents differently. Some carefully inscribe each letter of their surname; others produce artistic…

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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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How to Protect Yourself From Unfair Contracts: A Consumer’s Guide
2026-01-08

Category: Companies, Contracts and Governance

How to Protect Yourself From Unfair Contracts: A Consumer’s Guide

  The Fine Print: What to Know Before You Sign – and What to Do When…

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E-commerce Terms and Conditions: Why Templates Cost You Money | Legal Guide 2026
2026-01-08

Category: Pending Classification

E-commerce Terms and Conditions: Why Templates Cost You Money | Legal Guide 2026

The Document That Costs You Money While You Sleep In the vast ecosystem of e-commerce concerns—conversion…

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Documenting Intra-Community Supplies: A Key CJEU Ruling on Zero-Rate VAT
2025-12-22

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

Documenting Intra-Community Supplies: A Key CJEU Ruling on Zero-Rate VAT

  Documenting intra-Community supply of goods for 0% VAT – on 13 November 2025, the Court of…

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ZUS Optimization via Tokens in Poland: Innovation or Legal Risk?
2025-12-18

Category: Crypto and Digital Assets

ZUS Optimization via Tokens in Poland: Innovation or Legal Risk?

  ZUS Optimization via Tokens in Poland? A new trend has emerged in the Polish market…

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Private Equity and Venture Capital
2025-12-15

Category: Pending Classification

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Charles Darwin did not claim that the strongest survive. He claimed that the best adapted survive.…

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The Boomerang: How Instruments of Repression Turn on Their Makers
2025-11-30

Category: White-Collar and Tax Crime

The Boomerang: How Instruments of Repression Turn on Their Makers

Tools forged to fight “enemies of the system” rarely remain in the hands of those who…

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The civil law partnership – tax implications
2025-11-28

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

The civil law partnership – tax implications

  The civil law partnership (societas, Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts, société civile) represents the most fundamental organizational…

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How to Get Your Money Back from an Online Casino: Three Landmark E.U. Cases Against Maltese Operators
2025-11-21

Category: Pending Classification

How to Get Your Money Back from an Online Casino: Three Landmark E.U. Cases...

  How to get your money back from an online casino? Three opinions issued by the…

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Decentralized Autonomous Organizations as a Novel Legal Entity: Reconciling Technological Innovation with Classical Legal Constructs
2025-11-18

Category: Crypto and Digital Assets

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations as a Novel Legal Entity: Reconciling Technological Innovation with Classical Legal...

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are fundamentally different from existing organisational and legal forms, not only in…

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When #LuxuryLife Becomes Evidence: How Social Media Posts Lead Straight to Tax Court
2025-11-06

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

When #LuxuryLife Becomes Evidence: How Social Media Posts Lead Straight to Tax Court

  A twenty-one-year-old student in London recently discovered that Instagram posts can lead directly to criminal…

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Physical Movement of Goods as a Sine Qua Non Condition for Intra-Community Supply: An Analysis of CJEU Case C-234/24 in the Context of Tooling Structures
2025-11-05

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

Physical Movement of Goods as a Sine Qua Non Condition for Intra-Community Supply: An...

  The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union rendered on October 23,…

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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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The CJEU Xyrality Judgment: A Landmark Decision for Mobile Application Developers
2025-10-21

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

The CJEU Xyrality Judgment: A Landmark Decision for Mobile Application Developers

The Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment of October 9, 2025, in Case C-101/24…

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The Vanuatu Passport Trap: When a Golden Ticket Becomes a Liability
2025-10-20

Category: Tax Residency and International Structures

The Vanuatu Passport Trap: When a Golden Ticket Becomes a Liability

  Citizenship-by-investment programs promise global mobility. They often deliver something closer to house arrest.   Picture…

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Direct Service Between Professional Representatives
2025-10-16

Category: Litigation and Precedents

Direct Service Between Professional Representatives

  The Supreme Court of Poland’s decision of May 30, 2025 (Case No. II CSKP 7/23)…

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When Mortgages Fail to Shield Against Paulian Actions
2025-10-15

Category: Litigation and Precedents

When Mortgages Fail to Shield Against Paulian Actions

  In March 2025, seven justices of the Polish Supreme Court convened to resolve a doctrinal…

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The Consumer’s Right of Withdrawal and the Trader’s Right to Compensation
2025-10-14

Category: Companies, Contracts and Governance

The Consumer’s Right of Withdrawal and the Trader’s Right to Compensation

Recalibrating the Boundaries of Protection Under European Law The perennial tension at the heart of consumer…

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The Legal Significance of PESEL Number Requirements in Administrative Court Proceedings
2025-10-07

Category: Litigation and Precedents

The Legal Significance of PESEL Number Requirements in Administrative Court Proceedings

  The Supreme Administrative Court’s (Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny, hereinafter “NSA”) decision of September 2, 2025, in…

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The European Court of Justice Invalidates Digital Platform Supervisory Fee Decisions: A Legal Analysis of the Meta and TikTok Judgments
2025-10-02

Category: AI, Data and Technology

The European Court of Justice Invalidates Digital Platform Supervisory Fee Decisions: A Legal Analysis...

  On September 10, 2025, the General Court of the European Union rendered two landmark judgments…

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VAT Principles for Gaming “Gold” in Light of Case C-472/24: A Critical Analysis of Virtual Currency Taxation
2025-10-02

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

VAT Principles for Gaming “Gold” in Light of Case C-472/24: A Critical Analysis of...

  Can one conceive of circumstances wherein virtual objects from computer games generate tax liabilities reaching…

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The Stand-Still Principle in Civil Transaction Taxes
2025-10-01

Category: Taxes and Tax Disputes

The Stand-Still Principle in Civil Transaction Taxes

The decision rendered by the Regional Administrative Court in Gdańsk on September 2, 2025 (I SA/Gd…

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