D&P Academy
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D&P Academy
training for your team
Polish law explained by the lawyers who practise it. In-house training, free webinars, guidebooks and tools for companies in Poland, in English or Polish.
Clients we advise, organisations we have trained, and independent recognition
Chambers FinTech 2026FinTech Legal, Poland · Band 3
RzeczpospolitaTraining · strategic goods 2026
Ranking Rzeczpospolita 2026No. 1 in the Lubuskie region
Flanders Investment & TradeTraining · defence mission 2026
Chambers FinTech 2026Aleksandra Walas · Band 4
Inside the Academy
Four ways to learn Polish law with us.
In-house programmes for your team, priced individually.
12 programmes WebinarsFree live sessions on recent changes in the law.
Next: 29 Oct GuidesGuidebooks and free online guides written by our lawyers.
Browse the library ToolsCalculators and templates for a quick first answer.
Try the toolsTraining catalogue
In-house training, built around your team.
Each programme is delivered in-house for one organisation. Open a topic to see what your team will be able to do afterwards, what we cover, who teaches it and where to read more.
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Your managers can hire, organise working time and remote work, and end employment in line with the Labour Code.
What we cover
- Employment contracts and B2B: when each one fits
- Working time, overtime and remote work
- Ending employment: notice, termination and settlements
- Mobbing and equal treatment, including the changes from 5 November 2026
Format and availability
4 hoursOnline or on siteUp to 50 peopleEN · PLDate agreed with you -
Report handlers know who is protected, how to receive and follow up a report, and how GDPR applies.
What we cover
- Who counts as a whistleblower and what protects them
- Internal reporting procedure: channels, roles and deadlines
- Follow-up, feedback and documenting the case
- Personal data and confidentiality of the report
Format and availability
On site or onlinePractical exercisesPDF materialsEN · PLDate agreed with youTaught by
JS
Joanna StankiewiczBarrister (adwokat), Senior Counsel · EmploymentEmployment due diligence, B2B and internal audits, senior-level exits and transfers of undertakings.AM
Alicja Myśluk-LandowskaAttorney (radca prawny), Partner · Head of Employment and Labor LawCourt-registered mediator. Advises international employers on restructurings, collective redundancies and executive exits. -
For financial, payment and crypto-asset firms. Your staff apply customer due diligence, spot red flags and escalate suspicious transactions.
What we cover
- Customer due diligence and risk assessment
- Red flags and suspicious transaction reporting
- Internal AML procedure and record keeping
- What the regulator checks during an inspection
Format and availability
1 dayCertificate of completionOnline or on siteEN · PLDate agreed with youTaught by
AW
Aleksandra WalasAttorney (radca prawny), Managing Counsel · FinTechRanked Band 4 in Chambers FinTech 2026. Payment licensing, AML/CFT compliance and crypto-asset regulation.KA
Kinga ArgalskaAttorney (radca prawny), Counsel · FinTechFinancial law with a focus on AML, FinTech, banking and compliance.MW
Marcin Waszak PhDAttorney (radca prawny), Counsel · Head of the Crypto PracticeHeads the Crypto Practice within the FinTech Department. -
Export and compliance teams classify goods and technology, spot catch-all risk and document the decision.
What we cover
- Classifying goods, software and technology
- Licences and authorisations in Poland
- Sanctions screening and catch-all clauses
- Building an internal compliance programme
Format and availability
1 dayOnline or on siteEN · PLDate agreed with youTaught by
MD
Michał DudkowiakBarrister (adwokat), Managing Partner · Head of the Defence practiceAuthor of the Polish Defence Market Legal Guide 2026; speaker at Rzeczpospolita’s training on trade in strategic goods.MP
Michał PukBarrister (adwokat), Supervising Partner (Commercial and Regulatory)Supervises the defence files: concessions, classification, export authorisations, transit and M&A of licensed companies.WG
Wiktor GalusińskiLawyer, barrister trainee · Certified WSK auditorRuns classification and authorisation files, trains client teams and audits internal control systems. -
HR and managers are ready for the Labour Code changes that take effect on 5 November 2026.
What we cover
- The new definition of mobbing and what changes for employers
- Prevention duties and the internal procedure
- Handling a complaint: investigation and documentation
- Case-study workshop for managers
Format and availability
2 hours for employees4 hours for managers, with case studiesMaterials in PL and ENCertificatesDate agreed with you -
Teams know which goods and transactions need an authorisation before anything leaves Poland.
Format and availability
Online or on siteEN · PLLinked to the dual-use programmeDate agreed with youRead more on our site
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Managers of a foreign group understand their duties in Poland: employment, tax, corporate obligations and compliance.
Format and availability
In-houseSeveral language versionsDate agreed with you -
Staff apply data protection rules in day-to-day work.
Format and availability
Online or on siteEN · PLDate agreed with youRead more on our site
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Your team knows what to do when UOKiK or the European Commission arrives unannounced: who does what, what the inspectors may take and how to protect the company’s rights during a search.
Format and availability
Online or on siteEN · PLDate agreed with you -
Battery rules, the Digital Battery Passport, EV imports, type approval and charging infrastructure.
Format and availability
Online or on siteEN · PLDate agreed with you -
Rules for currency exchange offices and currency ATMs, including the 2026 amendment and AML/CFT duties.
Format and availability
Online or on sitePL · ENDate agreed with you -
Introductory and periodic training on Polish accounting rules for your finance team.
Format and availability
Introductory and periodicEN · PLDate agreed with you
No programme matches yet. Tell us the topic. We build sessions on request.
Not on the list?
Tell us the topic. We build the session around it.
Any area our lawyers advise on, for any team. If training is not what you need, we will say so.
How we train
From the first call to the follow-up.
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Within 24 hoursShort call with your trainerYou talk to the lawyer who will run the session: who attends, what prompted the training and what people should do differently afterwards.
The trainer is the lawyer your team can call afterwards. - 02
2–3 business daysProgramme and one quoteAn agenda built on your sector and your own documents, the names of the trainers and one quote, even for several topics.
Examples from your sector, your procedures and your contracts. - 03
The date you chooseThe sessionOnline, at your office or at one of our four offices, in English, Polish or both. Real cases from your sector, not textbook ones.
Lawyers who handle these matters for clients, not professional presenters. - 04
After the sessionMaterials and follow-upSlides in PDF, a checklist and a certificate for every participant. Questions afterwards go to the same lawyers.
Materials in English, Polish or both.
Watch before you book
See how our lawyers explain it in about two minutes.
Trainings and events
Where you may have met us.
Flanders Investment & Trade · Sept 2026Polish defence market briefing for Flemish companiesRead the case study →
TEK.day Gdańsk · 2026Dual-use technologies in practiceRead the case study →
Rzeczpospolita · Apr 2026Training on trade in strategic goodsRead the case study →
Bitcoin Poland · 2026Bitcoin in the Polish economyRead the case study →
New Mobility Congress · KatowiceD&P at the New Mobility CongressRead the case study →
Drone World Expo · 2026D&P at Drone World Expo 2026Read the case study →Meet the trainers
The lawyers who run the sessions.
Every session is run by the lawyers who handle these matters for clients. Here is what each of them brings to the room.
Over 100 lawyers across four offices. Need a different specialist for your topic? We will find the right one.
See the whole teamFree webinars
Join live. Ask the lawyer directly.
Short live sessions on Google Meet with time for questions. Register and we email the link, a calendar invitation and a reminder.
- 29Oct 2026
Defence & export
Export Control in Poland: Authorisations, WSK and the 2026 Amendment
What changes for exporters: types of authorisation, the internal compliance programme (WSK) and the 2026 amendment.
- Time
- Thu, 10:00 CET
- Length
- 60 min
- Led by
- Michał Dudkowiak
- Language
- EN
- Price
- Free
- MONTHLY1st week of each month
Market entry · Recurring
Market Entry to Poland
Michał Dudkowiak and Piotr Putyra walk through the entry decision, the set-up sequence, hiring, incentives and licences in 45 minutes, with questions from the audience. Free for companies planning a Polish operation and for their advisers.
- Length
- 45 min with Q&A
- Led by
- Michał Dudkowiak and Piotr Putyra
- Language
- EN
- Price
- Free
- TBCDate to followWith BPCC
AML/CFT
AMLR: 8 months to 10 July 2027, a compliance sprint
From the AML Act to the AMLR: new KYC/CDD and beneficial owner rules, the EUR 10,000 cash payment limit, the role of AMLA and a step-by-step plan to July 2027.
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- Compliance and AML officers, boards, obliged entities incl. banks, payment institutions, fintechs, CASPs, accountants, estate agents and luxury goods dealers
- Length
- 90 min (60 + 30 Q&A)
- Format
- Online
- Language
- PL
- BPCC group
- Tax & Finance · Public Affairs & Compliance
- Price
- Free
Read before:AML/CFT in Poland guideAML training - TBCDate to followWith BPCC
Employment · AI
AI in HR is high risk: 12 months to December 2027
AI in recruitment and staff assessment as high-risk under Annex III of the AI Act, deployer duties (Art. 26) and human oversight, drift and discrimination indicators, AI literacy (Art. 4) after the Omnibus, contracts with HR tool vendors.
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- HR directors and managers, HR business partners, recruitment and L&D, HRIS, in-house lawyers, compliance and IT
- Length
- 90 min (60 + 30 Q&A)
- Format
- Online
- Language
- PL
- BPCC group
- HR Policy Group · Tech
- Price
- Free
Read before:AI law in PolandEmployment law in Poland - TBCDate to followWith BPCC
FinTech · Payments
Is your business model already a payment service?
When accepting and passing on funds is a payment service, PSD2 exclusions in practice (commercial agent, limited network), the settlement agent model, the KNF licensing path and what PSD3/PSR will change.
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- Founders and CEOs of fintechs and scale-ups, marketplace and e-commerce/SaaS platforms that accept payments, CFOs, in-house lawyers, investors
- Length
- 90 min (60 + 30 Q&A)
- Format
- Online
- Language
- PL
- BPCC group
- Tech · Tax & Finance
- Price
- Free
- TBCDate to followWith BPCC
Data protection · AI
GDPR and AI: training models and AI tools at work
Legal bases for training models on personal data, DPIA for AI systems, contracts with AI vendors (processing, transfers outside the EEA/UK), EDPB positions incl. Opinion 28/2024, a policy on staff use of AI tools.
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- DPOs, in-house lawyers, compliance, CIOs/CTOs, product owners and data science teams, HR and marketing using AI tools
- Length
- 90 min (60 + 30 Q&A)
- Format
- Online
- Language
- PL
- BPCC group
- Tech · HR Policy Group · Public Affairs & Compliance
- Price
- Free
Read before:GDPR in PolandData protection practice
- Employment & HRPoland’s new mobbing rules20 Oct 2026
Employment and Labor Law teamEN20 Oct 2026
What employers must have in place before the new rules apply on 5 November 2026.
- Defence & exportExport control in Polandafter 29 Oct
Defence & Security teamEN29 Oct 2026
Recording with a summary and the date of the legal position it reflects.
Guides you can keep on your desk
Guidebooks written by our lawyers.
Practical guides to doing business, employing people and staying compliant in Poland. In English, German, French, Chinese, Arabic and Polish.
Doing Business in Poland: Legal Guide
80 pages, free. Everything a foreign investor asks in the first month: company forms, tax, staff, property and incentives.
Read more →
Employment Handbook
More than 80 pages for foreign employers. Hiring your first employee in Poland? Contracts, working time, benefits and termination, explained before they become a problem.
Request the guide ✉
Payroll Setup Process in Poland
From the first registration to the first payslip: how to set up payroll in Poland without surprises from ZUS or the tax office.
Request the guide ✉
Tax Guide
CIT, VAT, PIT and transfer pricing in plain English, so you know what you owe before the first deadline.
Open the PDF ↗
M&A Guide
Buying or selling a Polish company? Structures, due diligence and closing, from the first term sheet to the signing table.
Open the PDF ↗
Polish Defence Market Legal Guide 2026
The rulebook for selling to Poland’s fastest-growing defence market: concessions, export control, clearances, tenders and offset.
Request the guide ✉
Polish Citizenship and Passport Guide
Have Polish roots? How to confirm citizenship by descent and get a Polish, and EU, passport.
Open the PDF ↗
E-commerce Guide
Selling online to Polish customers? Consumer rights, returns, platforms and the rules your shop must follow.
Open the PDF ↗
How to Start an NGO in Poland
Foundation or association? How to set up an NGO in Poland, use its tax benefits and stay on top of reporting.
Open the PDF ↗
Unternehmerische Tätigkeiten in Polen
Alles, was deutsche Unternehmen für den Start in Polen brauchen: Gesellschaftsformen, Steuern, Personal und Förderungen.
Open the PDF ↗
您在波兰开展业务
Doing business in Poland, written for Chinese investors entering the EU through Poland.
Open the PDF ↗
ممارسة الأعمال في بولندا
Doing business in Poland, in Arabic: company set-up, tax and staff for investors from the Gulf and the Middle East.
Open the PDF ↗
Jak założyć i prowadzić firmę w Polsce
Zakładasz firmę w Polsce? Forma prawna, podatki, ZUS i pierwsi pracownicy w jednym przewodniku.
Open the PDF ↗
您的欧洲业务从这里开始
Doing business in Poland, written for Taiwanese companies building their European base.
Open the PDF ↗
Employment Termination Handbook
Ending employment in Poland without a dispute: notice, termination, settlements. Written for the British Polish Chamber of Commerce.
Open the PDF ↗
Business Trips Handbook
Business trips of employees: per diems, costs and working time, explained for employers.
Read more →Tools
Quick answers, before you ask us.
Free calculators and templates prepared by our lawyers and payroll specialists. They give a first estimate, not legal advice.
Calculator · freePoland salary and tax calculatorNet pay, ZUS contributions and the full cost of employing someone in Poland.
Open the calculator
Interactive checklist · freeAnti-mobbing checklist for employersEleven steps before 5 November 2026. Tick them off as you go and keep the two-page PDF.
Open the checklist
Document selector · freeCASP Documentation SelectorPick the crypto-asset services you plan to offer and download the documents you need for the licence.
Open the selector
Template · freePolish employment contract templateA bilingual starting point with the clauses the Labour Code requires.
Get the template
Checklist · PDFLLC registration checklistEverything you need to set up a Polish sp. z o.o., on two pages.
Open the checklist
Guide · freeHow to verify a contractor in PolandStep by step through the public registers that confirm who you are dealing with.
Open the guide
Checklist · freeLand due diligence checklistWhat to check before you buy land in Poland: plans, zoning (WZ) decisions and title.
Open the checklist
Interactive checklist · freeAI checklist for fashion brandsTen steps in three stages, from choosing AI tools to monitoring copies after launch. Tick them off as you go and keep the PDF.
Open the checklist
Interactive checklist · freeTrademark licensing agreement checklistTwelve points to review a draft or existing licence, from scope and territory to royalties, tax and termination.
Open the checklist
More tools are built into our guides. Each training comes with the tool that matches the topic.
Chambers of commerce
Member of business chambers
Rankings are listed with their edition. A directory profile is not a ranking.
AHK PolskaPolish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce PL ⇄ UKChamber
BPCCBritish Polish Chamber of Commerce PL ⇄ NLChamber
NPCCNetherlands-Polish Chamber of Commerce PL ⇄ TWChamber · since 2026
Polish-Taiwanese ChamberPolish-Taiwanese Chamber of Industry and Commerce FintechAssociation
Fintech PolandPolish fintech industry association MobilityAssociation
PSNMPolish New Mobility Association What clients say
Rated by clients
“We particularly appreciated the team’s ability to anticipate regulatory risks at an early stage and to translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable recommendations.”Władysław BalcerowiczPresident of the Management Board, Quantum Force · written reference, January 2026
“Very professional team of lawyers. I would highly recommend them for their services. Many thanks to Mr. Michał Puk and his team.”Jasmina M.Google review · 2026
“I was impressed by their excellent communications and individualized services.”Melinda ErikssonCross-Border Debt Recovery, PS Inkasso & Juridik AB · Clutch, September 2025
“Smart and quick in responses and very practice-oriented.”The Legal 500 client feedbackon Alicja Myśluk-Landowska, head of Employment
“These are the kind of lawyers you can just hand your case over to and know everything is under control.”V. Sh.Google review · 2026
“Perfect strategy identification, perfect communication.”Martin PrazskyManaging Director, Time Air · Clutch, February 2024
“Professional and supportive team, always available to answer my questions and guided me through every step of the case.”Yury R.Google review · 2026
“Quick to respond, flexible and accommodating.”Marcin DurlakManaging Partner, IMD Corporate · Clutch, April 2023
“I had an excellent experience with this law firm for incorporating my businesses and managing all my legal affairs in Poland.”Cornelis W.Google review · 2026
“They can fulfill nearly every possible legal need.”Dima VenglinskiCEO, Fireart Studio · Clutch, March 2023
Quoted verbatim from public reviews on Google and Clutch, The Legal 500 client feedback and a written client reference.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions.
Anything else? Ask the team. We reply with questions and a proposed scope.
How much does a training session cost?
We quote each session individually. The price depends on the length, the number of participants, the format (online or on site), the language and how far we adapt the programme to your procedures. Webinars are free.
Can you adapt the training to our company?
Yes. Every programme is a starting point. We change the examples, depth and length, and can build exercises around your own policies and documents. Several topics can be combined into one agenda with one quote.
In which language do you train?
In English or Polish. For mixed groups we can run the session in English and give Polish-speaking participants materials in Polish.
Where does the training take place?
Online on Google Meet or your company’s platform, at your premises in Poland, or at our offices in Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań or Zielona Góra.
Do participants receive materials and a certificate?
Participants receive the presentation after the session and can receive a certificate of completion confirming attendance and the scope of the training. It is not a professional qualification or a regulatory accreditation.
How do I join a webinar?
Click Register next to the webinar and fill in the short form. We send the Google Meet link and a calendar invitation by email, with a reminder before the session.
Webinar alerts
Hear about the next webinar first
One email when registration opens, nothing else. Choose your topics.
- Date and topicas soon as a new webinar is scheduled
- Google Meet linkand a calendar invitation after you register
- Reminder24 hours and 1 hour before the session
- Recording and slideswhen the webinar is over
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Dudkowiak & Putyra, a Polish business law firm founded in 1991. Last updated: 22 October 2026.
