Importance of Payment Morality in the Polish Bankruptcy Law

Abstract

Consumer bankruptcy has been functioning in the Polish legal system since 20082. The serious amendment to the provisions on consumer bankruptcy was made by the Act of 30 August 2019 amending the Act Bankruptcy Law and some other acts (Journal of Laws 2019 item 1802).On December 5, 2008, the Polish Parliament adopted the act amending the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law Act3. The subject of this amendment was a new, separate bankruptcy proceeding referred to as consumer bankruptcy. The Act of December 5, 2008 did not provide sufficient consumer protection.