Water law, since it first took the form of a law in Poland in 1921, has undergone very radical changes resulting, inter alia, from the evolution of water use. In the inter-war period, timber run-off was one of the most important issues of water law. Nowadays, it is definitely water protection.
In the proceedings conducted by our law firm, we still refer to the provisions of the inter-war water law and its subsequent forms of 1962, 1974, 2001 and 2017. One of the major issues on which we represent clients is the issue of water ownership. Among other things, we participate in litigation, demonstrating that the nationalisation provisions of the laws since 1921 did not extend to our clients’ lakes and water bodies.
We specialise, among others, in:
cases for the regulation of water relations on real estate,
matters concerning proof of ownership of water (lakes and other reservoirs),
cases concerning compensation for flooding of developed real estate,
cases for compensation and reimbursement of benefits lost as a result of flooding of agricultural real estate, in particular due to maintenance of drainage facilities in an improper condition,
proceedings to order the construction of facilities preventing flooding,
proceedings brought for infringement of water legislation,
