Criminal and criminal-tax law

The legal office Wach & Wach  provides clients their representation in all types of proceedings and at all stages: pre-trial investigation, criminal proceedings, penal and fiscal proceedings as well as executive proceedings. Entrusting the matter to the Wach & Wach, the client can count on full discretion and professionalism combined with compliance with all requirements arising from the law and ethics of the profession. The legal office pays special attention to provide clients with assistance at an early stage of the pre-trial investigation, noticing the importance of this phase of the criminal process for the possibility of effective representation of the client in the proceeding at a criminal court. We participate in the interrogation of a detainee at the Police or the Prosecutor’s Office. We participate in the Court’s meetings regarding the examination of the Prosecutor’s request for the use of pre-trial detention. We represent the aggrieved party at every stage of the proceedings. We make complaints against the prosecutor’s decisions to discontinue or refuse to initiate an investigation. We deal with the preparation of private and subsidiary indictments, appeals and other pleadings. We represent the accused, the auxiliary prosecutor and the civil plaintiff in the Court proceeding. We also provide legal assistance after the decision has become final (extraordinary appeals, enforcement proceedings). 

We are distinguished by the fact that we are ready to take immediate action in crisis situations, in which undertaking immediate effective intervention for the client often determines later course and directions of the proceedings.

The legal office specializes in proceedings in the field of commercial criminal law (white collar crimes) and in proceedings regarding liability for medical malpractice.

Administrative and tax law

The legal office Wach & Wach represents clients at all stages of proceedings in the field of broadly understood administrative law. We provide legal advice in the field of substantive administrative law as well as administrative proceedings.

We specialize in preparing complaints to provincial administrative courts and cassation complaints to the Supreme Administrative Court.

In addition, the legal office provides the following services:

• representation and preparation of appeals in administrative matters
• representation and preparation of appeals in tax matters: VAT, excise duty
• representation and preparation of appeals in customs matters
• preparation of extraordinary appeals
• investment processes on real estate and construction law
• representation in front of public administration authorities, voivodship administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court.

We also prepare expert opinions in the field of substantive administrative law, as well as, administrative and court-administrative procedures.

Intelectual Law and Protection of Personal Rights

The legal office Wach & Wach taking care for its clients, provides legal support in the field of copyright and protection of personal rights.

In the field of copyright Wach & Wach provides services including the preparation of opinions, representation of clients in the court disputes, assistance in the design of contracts and negotiations. Services in the field of copyright and related rights, in addition to disputes, concern the preparation of contracts for the exploitation of works for the needs of producers, publishers and cultural institutions.

The law firm supports Clients in all matters related to the protection of their personal rights, including reputation, image, good name, right to privacy, honor. The legal service provided by the Law Office concerns both the stage of negotiations before bringing the claim to court, as well as representation during court proceedings.

Family Law and Inheritance

Wach & Wach legal office deals with cases in the field of family and law of protection, approaching them with appropriate discretion and understanding, we support the client in finding the best solution for him in the situation where he found himself. The legal office in relation with the progressing globalization has opened itself to the issue of international family relations and in this area deals with matters regarding, among others: recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, international contacts with children, European and international enforcement of maintenance obligations.

Typical services:

• divorce
• separation
• annulation of marriage
• division of assets
• contacts with a child
• parental rights (restriction, deprivation)
• alimony (establishing, changing, repealing)
• intercranse (matrimonial property agreements)
• compulsory property regime
• judicial consent for legal actions

Wach & Wach legal office also deals with matters relating to inheritance law.

Typical services:

• confirmation of inheritance acquisition
• division of assets
• collateral for a decline
• acceptance or rejection of inheritance
• testament
• statutory inheritance
• legitim
• inheritance debts

Compensation

Wach & Wach legal office provides legal assistance to Clients who have suffered damage. We offer a reliable case analysis, assessment of probability of obtaining compensation and representation of the client before a court or authority. Our priority is to obtain for the Client full cover of the damage suffered. We deal with compensation cases in the following areas, among others:

• compensation in the event of traffic accidents;
• compensation in the event of accidents at work;
• compensation for tortious delict;
• compensation for non-performance or improper performance of the contract;
• compensation for medical errors;
• compensation for the harm suffered;
• compensation for the costs of treatment and rehabilitation;
• compensation from the insurance contract;
• compensation for lost profits;
• compensation for damaged or damaged property;
• compensation for unlawful use of real estate;
• compensation for expropriated property;
• compensation for unjustified arrest. 

Real estate

The services of the legal office include assistance in real estate purchase and sale transactions. We prepare and negotiate real estate agreements. The legal  office helps in secure acquisition of real estate based on a comprehensive due diligence, in particular to check the legal title of existing owners and perpetual usufructuaries as well as claims of third parties. We help in completing all the necessary formalities, in particular related to obtaining administrative permits.

We represent the client before state and local government administration authorities. We represent clients in proceedings regarding, inter alia, acquisitive prescription, abolition of joint ownership of the property, division of the property, agreement on the contents of the land and mortgage register, protection of property, release of property, restitution of property rights and restoration of the previous state, entry into the land and mortgage register of ownership, establishment and removal of property encumbrances, including limited property rights on real property (mortgage, easement, use). We prepare and negotiate lease contracts for residential premises, utility premises, lease agreements, termination of contracts, preliminary agreements for the sale of real estate.

The legal office also deals with matters related to property expropriation and reprivatization, providing legal assistance to both former property owners affected by the nationalization processes and their legal successors, as well as current owners (users) of such properties. 

Spanish desk

Concentrating the activities on providing legal services to Spanish-speaking clients, Wach & Wach provides comprehensive legal services for these clients in Poland.

Supporting Spanish-speaking people in solving their legal problems, we provide them with representation before state administration offices, common and administrative courts. 

Contracts

We advise Clients on all matters related to the conclusion, resolution and execution of civil law contracts, both in domestic and international trade. We negotiate with contractors, prepare and review contracts, ensuring the best possible protection of client’s interests. We advise during the performance of contracts. We indicate legal risks related to the provisions of the contracts. We help to verify and assert claims arising from the implementation of a given contract.