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ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION OF LAW FIRMS IN POLAND. YLEP 2010 Gilleleje, Denmark. LEGISLATION. LEGAL ADVISOR (radca prawny). ADVOCATE (adwokat). Legal Advisors’ Act ‘82 Legal Advisors’ Ethics Code. Advocates’ Act ‘82 Advocates’ Ethics Code. LEGAL ADVISORS’ ETHICS CODE.
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ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONOF LAW FIRMS IN POLAND YLEP 2010 Gilleleje, Denmark
LEGISLATION LEGAL ADVISOR (radca prawny) ADVOCATE (adwokat) • Legal Advisors’ Act ‘82 • Legal Advisors’ Ethics Code • Advocates’ Act ‘82 • Advocates’ Ethics Code
LEGAL ADVISORS’ ETHICS CODE Scope of „information” about exercising the profession: • personal information - name and surname (with a photo), professional resume, awarded professional titles and degrees, qualifications, experience, professional skills, foreign language skills, areas of legal expertise; • law firm identification - logo of the National Chamber of Legal Advisors; the legal form of exercising the profession; seat and address; the form of a contract; rules of remuneration for services; permanent co-operation with other lawyers and experts, the value of insurance policy of civil liability for damages caused while exercising professional activities; offered service guarantees; • other activity of a legal advisor, e.g. charity
x PROHIBITION TO SPREAD INFORMATION
which is contrary to the law and good practice, untrue and misleading, contrary to the „dignity” of the profession • which may limit client’s choice by giving unreliable promises or guarantees; • which relates to legal advisor’s professional activity, is publicised in connection with his/her appearance in mass media and exceeds the basic and necessary data; • which includes names of the clients who has not given their consents to reveal their data; • which relates to participation in law firms’ rankings, to the place awarded in such rankings, to sponsoring except when such information is spread in accordance with the rules determined by resolution of respective Bar authorities.
Monika Proskura associate Peter Nielsen & Partners Law Office Direct phone +48 22 59 29 009 mpr@pnplaw.pl Aleksandra Śliwińska associate Misiewicz, Mosek and Partners Law Office Direct phone +48 58 305 35 19 kancelaria.prawnicza@mmpkrp.eu THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION