Month: December 2020

The GKW Law Firm represented the bus driver in the complaint proceeding regarding the driver’s arrest, which was widely commented in the media.

The arrest took place on July 8, 2020 as part of police inspections of city buses in Warsaw. Officers tested drivers for drugs. The first test showed that he was under the influence of drugs, but next tests did not confirm this. Despite the negative results of the research, the Police took further steps. Coercive measures were applied to the driver and his house was searched. The driver was not released and spent the night in the detention room. The law firm filed a complaint in this case, questioning police behavior.

On December 15, 2020, the District Court acceded to the Law Firm’s claim and found that the actions of the police were incorrect. In its final considerations, the Court indicated that “The end does not justify the means. Taking care of the safety of road users and public transport passengers cannot mean that the rights and guarantees of detained persons will not be respected ”.

More information:

https://www.wprost.pl/kraj/10342743/postepowali-ze-mna-jak-z-przestepca-emocjonalne-nagranie-z-zatrzymanym-kierowca-autobusu.html

https://www.transport-publiczny.pl/wiadomosci/kierowca-mza-bezpodstawnie-zatrzymany-przez-policje-postanowienie-sadu-67106.html

 

The victory of the Law Firm in a dispute between ATF sp.z o.o. sp.k. and Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp.z o.o. – publisher and journalists of Newsweek, regarding the protection of personal rights.

The GKW Law Firm represents ATF in the dispute with the publisher of Newsweek regarding the protection of personal rights. ATF accuses the publisher and journalists that the article published in Newsweek was untrue, contained many false suggestions and manipulations, and the journalist was dishonest, which means a violation of ATF’s personal rights.

The District Court in Warsaw, in its judgment of December 2, 2020 (III C 1328/17), as a result of the lawsuit by the Law Firm, ordered the publisher of Newsweek and the authors of the article to include statements with ATF apologies for posting partially untrue information violating the company’s good name in the article entitled “The stench behind the barn.” The judgment is not final.