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POLISH CONFEDERATION OF PRIVATE EMPLOYERS LEWIATAN (PKPP LEWIATAN)

POLISH CONFEDERATION OF PRIVATE EMPLOYERS LEWIATAN (PKPP LEWIATAN). Continuation of established between the two World Wars Central Association of Polish Industry, Mining, Commerce and Finance Lewiatan;

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POLISH CONFEDERATION OF PRIVATE EMPLOYERS LEWIATAN (PKPP LEWIATAN)

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  1. POLISH CONFEDERATION OF PRIVATE EMPLOYERS LEWIATAN (PKPP LEWIATAN) • Continuation of established between the two World Wars Central Association of Polish Industry, Mining, Commerce and Finance Lewiatan; • Established in January 1999 as a nation-wide representation of employers to the state and trade unions; • 3500 companies employing over 650000 workers; • Member of BUSINESSEUROPE, permanent representative in Brussels; • Major achievements: reduction of the personal and corporate income tax rates for businesses to 19 % in 2004,enactment of the Economic Freedom Act in 2004,revision of the Commercial Company Code in 2003,liberalization of the Labour Code in 2002.

  2. ABOUT THE COURT Genesis: • Discussion regarding the need of establishment of a new court • Established by Resolution of PCPE Lewiatan General Assembly on 15 February 2005 Aims: • Fast and professional commercial dispute resolution forum • For business and non-business entities, not only associated within PCPE Lewiatan • Promotion and education centre for arbitration

  3. COURT’SBY-LAWS

  4. CASE STATISTICS

  5. CASE STATISTICSCLAIM VALUE* • Minimum: 8 820,60 PLN ≈ 2 205,15 € • Maximum: 21 791 594,00 PLN ≈ 5 447 898,50 € • Theaverage: 1 460 582,77 PLN ≈ 365 145,67 € * For 2006 - 2009

  6. CASE STATISTICS

  7. THE LEWIATAN COURT OF ARBITRATION AS AN ARBITRATION AND EDUCATION CENTRE • „Promotion of Amicable Resolution Methods in Commercial Disputes” (Project co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the European Social Fund) • International Conference „Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions: Tactics, Challenges, Defences” • Domestic Conference „International Investment Arbitration – need of change of legal regulations” • Trainings for women prospective arbitrators • Trainings for in-house lawyers • Presentations for business • Arbitration e-Review

  8. „Dispute Resolution inM&ATransactions: Tactics, Challenges, Defences” Warsaw 13-14 May 2010

  9. „Dispute Resolution inM&ATransactions: Tactics, Challenges, Defences”

  10. Trainings for womenprospectiveArbitrators „Do’s and Dont’sinArbitration” 12 March, 12 May, 27 September 2010

  11. „International Investment Arbitration – need of change of legal regulations” Warsaw 26 October 2010

  12. „International Investment Arbitration – need of change of legal regulations”

  13. COMING SOON: • „International Commercial Arbitration – Austrian/PolishTwinConference”,Warsaw • ArbitrationWorkshops, eg. „TheCosts of ArbitrationProceedings”, Warsaw, 17 March 2011 • Trainings for in-houselawyersincooperationwithCIArb • Meetingswithbusiness • NextIssues of Arbitratione-Review

  14. THANK YOU!

  15. YOUNG ARBITRATION PRACTITIONERS IN POLAND AT THE LEWIATAN COURT OF ARBITRATION

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