ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE BANKRUPTCY AND RESTRUCTURING LAW IN POLISH REGULATIONS

Abstract

The author of this article has undertaken an evaluation of the amended provisions of the Bankruptcy and Restructuring law in Poland from the perspective of the economic analysis of law. The conclusions of the article allow for formulating the statement that the applied solutions have eliminated the ineffectiveness of the provisions prior to the amendment. They have reduced the reaction time to entrepreneurs’ financial problems, increased the restructuring proceedings primacy over the liquidation proceedings in case of economic downturn. The new provisions have not only contributed to the increase in transparency of regulations but also to the stabilisation of the legal system. Undoubtedly, the major factors which have influenced this situation are the greater transparency of the proposed restructuring solutions of the restructuring law, as well as the decrease in the attractiveness of the liquidation proceedings of the bankruptcy law for public law creditors by eliminating the primacy in satisfying public law claims in the distribution of the bankruptcy estate funds, thus making the creditors more willing to take part in the restructuring proceedings. As a result of the introduced amendment of the law there have been devised the instruments of a quick reaction to financial problems, whose effectiveness has been proven by the reduction of reaction time to such problems.