I PK 592/03
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Non-competition agreement cannot be formed by implication; silence does not constitute consent under Polish law.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court reversed the appellate court's finding that a non-competition clause was impliedly agreed upon. The lower court incorrectly inferred a binding agreement from the employee's silence and acceptance of salary increases without explicit consent. The court held that such clauses require clear, written expression of intent and cannot be established merely by the absence of objection.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 1012 § 1-3 k.p.; Art. 18 § 2 k.p.; Art. XIII § 1 przep. w.w. k.p.; Art. 65 § 1 k.c. A non-competition agreement must be explicitly concluded in writing; it cannot be formed by implication or inferred from silence.
Keywords
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non-competition agreement
implied contract
employee silence
Polish Labor Code
written form requirement
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 1012 § 1-3 k.p.
Art. 18 § 2 k.p.
Art. XIII § 1 przep. w.w. k.p.
Art. 65 § 1 k.c.
Art. 393 § 1 k.p.c.
art. 30 § 4 k.p
art. 45 § 1 k.p
art. 471 k.p
art. 1012 § 3 k.p
art. 1012 k.p