bankruptcy

Entrepreneurs, as creditors, often face the problem of debtors who take actions aimed at hindering or even preventing enforcement. In the vast majority of cases, this concerns situations where the debtor simply owes a certain amount of money and tries to hide their assets in various ways. When the debtor unlawfully obstructs enforcement, the creditor […]

In June 2025, the Ministry of Justice presented a draft amendment to the Commercial Companies Code and two related laws: on liability of collective entities and on anti-money laundering. The aim of the amendments is to simplify procedures and bring the legislation in line with business practice. Three key changes have been proposed to the […]

It is a well-known fact that an insolvency practitioner participates in proceedings concerning the insolvency estate or an object forming part of the insolvency estate. However, it is not clear whether company’s liquidator can act on behalf of a bankruptcy victim in business criminal cases and this sometimes leads to practical problems. This is because […]

Restructuring proceedings are an opportunity for many companies to get out of a difficult situation. Its aim is to improve the company’s situation and avoid the need to declare bankruptcy. In principle, restructuring is also supposed to be more beneficial for creditors, but sometimes creditors react badly to its initiation. It is increasingly common to […]

The article focuses on the criminal liability of managers of entities operating in Poland at risk of insolvency or bankruptcy. With regard to such a person, the legislator criminalizes two types of behavior: – frustrating or limitating the satisfaction of a creditor by removing, concealing, disposing of, donating, destroying or by actually or apparently encumbering […]

This article focuses on bankruptcy offences in Poland. Bankruptcy proceedings are initiated in the event of the debtor’s insolvency. Its main aim is the assertion of claims by all creditors. The offences related to bankruptcy proceedings form are designed to protect each of the stages of the bankruptcy procedure.