Ronit Cohen Quoted in CDR Article, “Poland Shakes Up Arbitration Rules”

On January 1, 2025, new rules came into effect for the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (PCC). Ronit Cohen was recently interviewed by CDR (Commercial Dispute Resolution) on the topic, and was quoted in the resulting article, “Poland Shakes Up Arbitration Rules,” which was published on January 8, 2025.

Per CDR, “The key changes include a repeal of the rule that the president of the arbitral tribunal or the sole arbitrator can only be a person included in the list of recommended arbitrators. In addition, requests for arbitration must now identify any third party that is financing the dispute, while disputes valued at PLN 100,000 (USD 24,000) or lower will be resolved by a sole arbitrator.”

Ronit shared while she is not familiar with Polish law or the context out of which this new rule evolved, the rule appears neutral and similar to those imposed by many state and local courts in the U.S., saying, “In the U.S., those rules are unnecessary as the legal system here already provides the parties and courts with tools to learn about the existence of funding when it is relevant to the proceedings. It is good that the Polish rule only requires the fact of funding and does not contemplate a requirement to provide further details or underlying documents. Issues can arise if the disclosure of the fact of third-party funding emboldens defendants to push for further disclosures that are not relevant to the proceedings.”

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