Civil and Commercial Disputes

STANEK Legal provides support at all stages of civil and commercial disputes, from pre-litigation negotiations and interim relief proceedings, through proceedings before the common courts, to enforcement of judgments and other decisions.

We represent Clients in disputes arising from commercial relationships, commercial and investment agreements, as well as matters concerning real estate, damages, security interests and the liability of company officers. In commercial disputes, the litigation strategy takes account of both the legal objectives and the Client’s economic interests.

The Firm’s advisory services include in particular:

  • representing Clients in claims for payment and damages and disputes concerning the performance or non-performance of contractual obligations;
  • conducting disputes arising from commercial, investment, lease, supply, service and long-term cooperation agreements;
  • representing investors, contractors and subcontractors in disputes relating to construction projects;
  • conducting corporate and shareholder disputes, including cases concerning management board members’ liability for company obligations;
  • representing Clients in disputes with banks and other financial institutions and in matters concerning security interests and entries in land and mortgage registers;
  • conducting cases involving unfair competition, protection of personal rights and intellectual property rights;
  • conducting interim relief, enforcement and anti-enforcement proceedings;
  • representing employers in employment disputes connected with business operations.

Selected experience of the Firm’s lawyers:

  • obtaining a Supreme Court judgment setting aside a court of appeal judgment which had dismissed the Client’s damages claim, in a case requiring resolution of an important legal issue concerning the concept of loss;
  • obtaining a favourable court of appeal ruling in a dispute with a bank concerning recovery of undue payments arising from complex currency option transactions;
  • representing an international retail chain in unfair competition disputes, including claims relating to so-called shelf fees;
  • conducting interim relief proceedings and securing claims in complex commercial disputes;
  • representing a recycling-sector Client in cross-border proceedings against German insolvency administrators, resulting in the dismissal of claims and applications brought against the Client;
  • representing Clients in disputes concerning investments, real estate, leases and performance of commercial agreements, including high-value matters.

Contact person: Remigiusz Stanek, [email protected]