Law Office of

Attorney-at-Law Jakub Wątroba

About the Law Firm

The Law Office, which is located in Warsaw (Żoliborz), offers professional and comprehensive legal services to individuals and businesses. We provide assistance on-site and remotely and we can handle your case at any location in Poland.

We handle civil and commercial cases, in particular, litigation in these areas of business, and we also provide representation in criminal matters. We also offer legal assistance in administrative matters, especially those related to construction law and the broadly understood real estate market. Each Client is given individual attention as the Client’s satisfaction is our highest priority.

We provide legal services in both English and French.

We guarantee that each Client can expect to receive excellent professional advice and an effective solution to their legal problem. We update Clients on new developments in the case and advise on the their implications and possible new recommendations.

Practice areas

CIVIL LAW

Lawsuits for payment, inheritance law/probate cases, joint property division, land registry filings, proceedings to confirm the status of the real estate

DISPUTES WITH BANKS

Foreign currency/Swiss franc (CHF) loans, free credit sanction proceedings, cases for removal from bank registers such as the Credit Information Bureau (Biuro Informacji Kredytowej - BIK), Bank Register of the Association of Polish Banks (Bankowy Rejestr Związków Banków Polskich - ZBP), Business Information Bureau (Biuro Informacji Gospodarczej - BIG), etc., advice on tax aspects of disputes with banks, WIBOR loans, litigation with securitization funds or other purchasers of bank claims.

DISPUTES WITH INSURERS

Personal injury cases, damage to property, settlement of the damage under mandatory liability insurance policies (vehicle owners, farmers, insurance brokers and agents, medical entities, etc.), other voluntary insurance policies claims

COMMERCIAL CASES

Proceedings before commercial courts, cross-border disputes, drafting and amending articles of incorporation and other corporate documents, assistance in business registration procedures, representation in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings

CRIMINAL LAW

Defense in criminal and misdemeanor cases, representation of victims in criminal and penal fiscal proceedings, representation in cases brought by a private prosecution (slander, trespass to the person, assault, battery, etc.)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Proceedings before administrative authorities, administrative court proceedings, registration of residence in Poland, expropriation cases, legalization of stay for foreigners, purchase of real estate by foreigners, construction law permits and proceedings

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

Cases for reinstatement, compensation for wrongful termination, cases of harassment, unequal treatment in employment, determination of the existence of an employment relationship, drafting work regulations and internal policies for employers

Your Advocate

I am a law graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University of Kraków, Poland.

I gained experience in reputable law firms in Warsaw and Kraków, where client contact and attention to detail always came first. Since 2021, I have been associated with the Bar Association in Warsaw.

My extensive practice has allowed me to become proficient in handling judicial and administrative cases, dealing with authorities and courts, and gain confidence in appearing in the courtroom. My priority is always to alert the Client to all the legal aspects of the case and the consequences they entail (tax consequences, administrative consequences) .

I provide legal services to English and French-speaking Clients. I am fluent in English (Certificate of Advanced English - CAE issued by the University of Cambridge) and French (DELF B2 Language Certificate issued by the French Ministry of Education).