COMPETITION AND CONSUMER LAW

Our experts have gained experience within the scope of consumer and competition law in the structures of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. Cooperating with the leading entrepreneurs addressing their offer to consumers, we perform, in particular, the following tasks:

• conducting a detail analysis of the applied contract drafts (terms and conditions), including terms and conditions of e-shops, in terms of compliance with the provisions of the Act of 18 July 2002 on electronic services (consolidated text, Journal of Laws of 2013 item 1422), the Act of 30 May 2014 on consumer rights (Journal of Laws of 2014 item 827) as well as the Act of 12 May 2011 on consumer credit (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2014, item 1497) and concluding prohibited contractual provisions, as per Art. 3851 1 of the Civil Code, especially those entered in the register of prohibited clauses kept by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection,
• conducting analysis of the procedures governing proceedings with clients in terms of compliance with the Consumer Credit Act of 23 July 2007, Act of 23 August 2007 on counteracting unfair market practices (Journal of Laws No. 171, item 1206 with subsequent amendments) and other relevant acts,
• conducting analysis of marketing activities in the aspect of potential infringement of provisions of the Consumer Credit Law, Act of 16 April 1993 on counteracting unfair competition (consolidated text, Journal of Laws of 2003 No. 153, item 1503, as amended) and Act on counteracting unfair market practices,
• Representation in proceedings before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and before the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection.