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We are happy to announce the planned move to a new location in Stettin.

Due to the planned expansion of our legal team, we decided to choose a new office.

Our new address will be Bolesław Śmiałego 20/1 (ground floor).

Clients are used to the fact that they can meet us in the city centre, which is why we stay in the centre of Stettin, and more specifically – in the heart of the Turzyn (‘Torney’) district.

The office will be located just 800 meters from the current location.

The new headquarters is located in an original, over a hundred-year-old tenement house typical for Stettin, which will soon undergo a thorough renovation, restoring its perfect technical condition and former sight.

In addition to offices, we will also have a comfortable conference room with an area of ​​30 square meters.

Currently, renovation works are underway inside the building, transforming the historic space into a modern workplace for our lawyers.

The move will end in a few weeks and we will inform you about it!

At least until the end of April, you will be able to find us at Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 20/4.

We are very happy to open a new chapter in the history of our law firm!

Due to the intensifying economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, our team of lawyers decided to make a contribution to supporting companies from Stettin.

In the first week of December ‘20, our law firm shall offer two three-hour blocks of free legal consultations.

Legal consultations  are intended for entities from industries particularly affected by the recent restrictions, such as the fitness industry, the restaurant, education, entertainment, transport, production, trade or exhibition.

Please send your applications to info@walawski.com, including “COVID-19 CONSULTATIONS” in the subject line.

The message should include a telephone number, specify the industry and at least initially indicate the legal issue.

At the beginning of the coming week, we will contact you to schedule a telephone consultation. We also do not rule out organizing meetings with lawyers in our office in Stettin.

On the basis of the signals received, we conclude that many entrepreneurs struggle with the problems of contracts, the provisions of which are inadequate in the light of the current situation.

This applies to rental, leasing and long-term contracts for the provision of services.

Moreover, in many cases, the pre-pandemic remuneration is insufficient to operate profitably while maintaining the necessary sanitary requirements. Retaining staff is a great challenge for many companies, despite reduced revenues. In such situation, it is not easy to reconcile the interests of the crew with the deteriorating financial indicators.

Another noticeable problem is difficulties in maintaining financial liquidity. Increasing restrictions cause problems with generating revenues and paying current charges.

The answer to this problem may be the conclusion of appropriate agreements with contractors, which will spread over time the repayment of outstanding liabilities. It may concern both financial contracts (credits, loans, leases), but also contracts with other entities operating on the local Stettin market.

Civil and commercial law offers many possibilities to solve the problems mentioned above. We believe that in some cases effective legal assistance can increase the chances of entrepreneurs to survive this difficult time.

Within our capabilities and resources, we will try to meet the demand, but please be understanding if we fail to help everyone who counts on our support.

The Polish Parliament has recently introduced a number of solutions to lighten the economic effects of the SARS-CoV-2 corona-virus epidemic. As part of the proposed solutions, the Legislator in so-called “Anti-crisis Shield” provided downtime benefit for persons performing contracts of mandate.

Persons who have concluded a contract of mandate which performance has been limited as a result of a pandemic, are entitled to apply for such benefit.

An application for a downtime benefit must be made through the employer. An important limitation is the date of conclusion the contract. The downtime benefit can only be applied to contracts concluded before April 1, 2020.

Worker should submit a declaration of not being insured for social insurance on another basis.

As a general rule, downtime benefit is granted in the amount of 80% of the minimum remuneration for work in 2020. It may be paid no more than three times and not more often than once a month.

It should be remembered that applications for payment of the downtime benefit may be submitted to the Social Insurance Institution within 3 months from the month in which the epidemic will be lifted.

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