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Conference: SIwE’19 – IT Systems in the Power Sector
On 26–29 November 2019, in the town of Wisla, a conference on SIwE’19 – IT Systems in the Power Sector will be held. It is the largest gathering of the power sector dedicated to IT developments relevant to the sector.
During the event, participants will learn more about:
- Cybersecurity of power infrastructure
- Start-ups in power sector
- Communication systems in power sector
- Systems that support electricity trade
- IT solutions dedicated to companies that generate, transmit and distribute electricity
We are pleased to inform you that one of the speakers during the 5th session, entitled “Current implementations in the commercial power sector”, will be Piotr Nepelski, attorney-at-law, who will give a speech on “Implementation, maintenance and development of an IT system in a group of companies. SSC”.
For a detailed programme of the event, please visit the website of the organiser – Polish Power Transmission and Distribution Association (PTPiREE) .
5th Personal Data Protection Conference – GDPR and Polish Supplementary Provisions
The fifth edition of the annual Personal Data Protection Conference organised by the C.H. Beck Publishing House will be held in Warsaw on 25 November 2019.
The event addresses the most current issues related to protection of personal data after the personal data protection reform, namely the solutions proposed by the act of 21 February 2019.
The conference participants will learn the answers to the following questions:
- Which of the changes introduced on 21 February 2019 will have the most significant consequences related to the obligation of protecting personal data?
- How to properly identify legal grounds for processing data of employees and applicants?
- How to correctly communicate with data subjects in case of a violation of their data protection, who make requests regarding enforcement of their rights under the GDPR?
- What obligations related to personal data protection are imposed on a user of social media?
- How does the President of the Personal Data Protection Office use his powers?
- How is the scope of the GDPR implementation determined?
We are pleased to inform you that lectures during the conference will be given by the experts of our Law Firm: Xawery Konarski, Attorney-at-Law, Jan Byrski, PhD, Habil., Attorney-at-Law, Grzegorz Sibiga, PhD, Attorney-at-Law, and Katarzyna Syska, Attorney-at-Law.
For detailed information and the programme of the event please visit the website of the conference organizer.
Webinar: 50% Tax Deductible Costs in IT Industry – Tax Authorities Practice
Using preferential 50% tax deductible costs is popular among employers from the IT industry. Its main benefit is the possibility of awarding employees with higher net salaries without increasing gross cost of employment.
Although tax regulations regarding 50% deductible costs aren’t complicated and indicate several conditions of its application, the practice in the matter still varies. Tax bodies contribute to the situation in tax rulings they issue by presenting contrasting positions.
On 20 November 2019 a webinar on “50% tax deductible costs in IT industry – tax authorities practice” organised by the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications will take place in Warsaw.
We are pleased to announce that our experts: Agnieszka Wachowska, Attorney-at-Law, Partner, and Joanna Jastrząb, Attorney-at-Law, will speak about the proper use of 50% tax deductible costs: which employees may benefit, what contractual provisions should be introduced to employment contracts to ensure their compliance with legal regulations, and whether it is currently worth applying for a tax ruling.
Recording of the webinar: link
On 14 October 2019, the President of the Republic of Poland signed a new Act of Parliament that regulates the domain of public procurement law. With effect from 1 January 2021, it is to change, simplify and clear up the public procurement market. The new regulations have extended the list of cases where a tender may be rejected, therefore the 6th webinar of the PIIT will be dedicated to changed related to rejection of tenders submitted by contractors. How will the new grounds for tender rejection affect the situation of contractors during contract awarding procedure? Will the longer list of grounds for tender rejection increase the number of tenders rejected by contracting authorities?
Join the seminar “Amendments concerning the rejection of tenders submitted by contractors” in Warsaw on 20 November 2019. It is organized by the Polish Chamber for IT and Telecommunications (PIIT).
The event will be hosted by Wojciech Karwacki, trainee attorney-at-law from Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm and expert in public procurement law.
The webinar is free – register under this link.
We invite you to participate in the event.
Training session: Legal Changes in the Payment Services Market
On 14 November 2019 a training session entitled “Legal Changes in the Payment Services Market – Practical Aspects of Applying Acts Implementing PSD2 and AML4” will be held in Warsaw.
The training course aims to familiarise the participants with issues concerning the latest legal developments in the payment services market and to offer them the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to effortlessly use current legal solutions in their everyday practice.
We are pleased to inform you that the meeting will be run by experts from the Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm:
- Jan Byrski, PhD, Attorney-at-Law, Partner – a lecture: “Practical Aspects of PSD2 Implementation and the Changes Related to Outsourcing in the Payment Market”;
- Karol Juraszczyk, Legal Advisor – a lecture: “Acquiring the status of TPP and Rules of Providing AIS/PIS Services with the Use of Open communication Interface for Account Servicing Payment Service Providers (ASPSP)”;
- Maciej Miąsko, Legal Advisor – a lecture: “Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) in Light of RTS, EBA Guidelines, PFSA, and Market Practise”;
- Michał Synowiec, Trainee Legal Advisor – a lecture: “The Latest Regulation Trends Related to the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, and the Market Before AML5″.
The training session is organised by Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Law Firm and The Foundation for Non-Cash Transactions Development.
More information:
Programme (PDF): FROB Folder
Registration form (PDF): FROB Folder
Conference: New Technologies and Intellectual Property Law
A conference entitled “New Technologies and Intellectual Property Law – Intellectual Property Court” will be held on 14 November 2019 in Warsaw.
The purpose of the Conference is to initiate academic discussion of intellectual property law evolution in light of the dynamically changing digital economy technologies.
The following matters will be discussed during the meeting:
- Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market – what direction should it take and what should be the scope of its implementation?
- Protection of intellectual property – what are the necessary changes in judiciary in terms of intellectual property?
- New technologies law – are specific regulations on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and the Internet of Things possible today?
We are pleased to inform you that Paweł Podrecki, PhD Habil., Professor of the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, is one of the speakers during the event.
Registration for the Conference will begin on 15 October 2019.
Conference: Contracting IT Services and Contractor Relations
On 14-15 November 2019, a conference on “Contracting IT Services and Contractor Relations” organised by MMC Polska will be held in Warsaw.
Matters related to the choice of IT service providers – what deserves special attention and what aspects should be considered while choosing a contractor – will be discussed at the conference. The speakers will also present the obligations related to protection of personal data of parties to an IT agreement as well as the most frequent traps and mistakes in purchasing practice.
The Traple Konarski Podrecki & Wspólnicy Law Firm will be represented by Jan Byrski, PhD, Habil., Attorney-at-Law, and Agnieszka Wachowska, Attorney-at-Law, who will give the following speeches:
- Jan Byrski, PhD, Habil., Attorney-at-Law: “Outsourcing in the light of the EBA guidelines and PFSA requirements”;
- Agnieszka Wachowska, Attorney-at-Law: “Liquidated damages and other possible consequences of proper performance of IT agreements – a practical approach”.
The event is organised by MMC Polska.
We hope to see you there!
11th Competition Law Congress
11th Competition Law Congress will be held on 14-15 November in Warsaw.
We are pleased to inform you that during the event Paweł Podrecki, PhD Habil., Professor of the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, will give a lecture entitled “Powers of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection Related to Personal Data Protection of Consumers”.
More information about the event is available on the website of the organiser – the Puls Biznesu daily.
We hope to see you there!
Conference: New Technologies Law – Existing Problems and New Challenges
A conference on “New Technologies Law – Existing Problems and New Challenges” organised by the publisher C.H. Beck will take place on 13 November 2019 in Warsaw.
The programme of the event includes discussions on matters such as:
- Licence and copyrights management in the context of buyer/supplier conflict
- IT project incidents and elements of agreements of key importance to managers
- Efficient management of cybersecurity risks and development of cybersecurity strategies based on AI
- Interactions between privacy protection and functionality of AI based tools
- Consequences of blockchain and smart contract implementation for employees
- Influence of the New Regulation on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services on e-commerce
- Changes in the civil procedure related to digitalisation
- Impact of AI on media business models
We are pleased to inform you that New Technologies Law Association is the expert partner of the event, and specialists from our Law Firm: Xawery Konarski, Attorney-at-Law, Paweł Podrecki, PhD Habil., Professor of the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Agnieszka Wachowska, Attorney-at-Law, will participate in the Conference.
For more information, please visit the organiser’s website.
We hope to see you there!
Training session: Processing Data Regarding Criminal Records in the Financial Sector, New Requirements for Candidates for Members of Management Boards, Supervisory Boards and Key
We encourage you to participate in the training session entitled “Processing Data Regarding Criminal Records in the Financial Sector, New Requirements for Candidates for Members of Management Boards, Supervisory Boards and Key Positions in a Bank – Analysis of the Statutory Regulations.”
The session will take place on 7 November 2019 in Warsaw.
The training session concerns new requirements that must be met by the candidates for members of management boards, supervisory boards and key positions in banks that are related to the implementation of the Act of 21 February 2019 regarding the amendments of certain acts to ensure the application of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), dated 27 April 2016, as well as the processing of data regarding criminal records in the financial sector.
We are delighted to announce that the training session will be delivered by experts from our Law Firm, Jan Byrski, PhD Habil., Attorney-at-Law, and Henryk Hoser, Attorney-at-Law.
For detailed information and registration visit the website of the organiser – CPI.
Webinar: Appeals and Complaints in New Public Procurement Law
The new Public Procurement Law is announced to be truly revolutionary – it is supposed to change, simplify and put into order the public procurement market. The new regulations significantly broaden the scope of activities which may be appealed against to the National Appeals Chamber. This, in turn, may lead to increased number of cases recognised by the National Appeals Chamber. In theory, it will be easier for contractors to assert their rights.
The webinar, entitled “Appeals and Complaints in New Public Procurement Law” and organised by the Polish Chamber for IT and Telecommunications will be held on 6 November 2019 in Warsaw.
We are pleased to announce that the webinar will be held by the expert from our Law Firm, Piotr Nepelski, Attorney-at-Law, who will analyse the changes introduced by the new Act and their potential influence on the way legal remedies will be used after Public Procurement Law is implemented on 1 January 2021.
To register go to: https://piit.clickmeeting.pl
You are very welcome to participate!
We invite you to participate in the second edition of the largest conference devoted to digital entertainment and electronic sports – Esport & Gaming Forum. The event will be held on 24 October 2019 in Warsaw and will be broadcast live by Onet and Polsat Games television.
Its programme has been divided between two stages: business stage and educational stage.
We are pleased to inform you that the expert of our Law Firm, Xawery Konarski, Attorney-at-Law, will give a lecture on the current regulatory and legal issues related to Esports.
Detailed information on the event is available on the esportforum.pl website.