Every developer is aware that designing games – regardless of the target platform – requires assembling a team of experienced programmers, sound engineers and animation specialists. What is not always obvious, however, is that creating digital products also requires careful legal analysis and the creation of contracts that safeguard the producer’s interests. What should be kept in mind when setting up a gamedev studio?

Liquidation of a limited liability company involves the termination of existence by the legal entity and its removal from the National Court Register. The course of the successive stages of extinguishment is determined by the provisions of the Commercial Companies Code. How does the liquidation of a limited liability company proceed step by step?

The unstable legal environment and numerous business challenges make many entrepreneurs decide to liquidate their business. We discuss step by step how the liquidation of a general partnership looks like and what to keep in mind so that the entire process is carried out as quickly and smoothly as possible.

More than half of IT professionals choose to work under a B2B contract. They consciously opt out of an employment contract, hoping for a high degree of freedom in the performance of their duties and high salaries. Is this really the case? What is a B2B contract and is it worthwhile?

The concept of outsourcing is often discussed in the IT industry. On the one hand, the ordering parties want to “throw away” many services from the company, and on the other hand, thanks to this, a whole market of IT service providers has been created. Sometimes these are companies that provide only outsourcing services – that is, they are a kind of intermediary between specialists and end customers.

Non-solicitation clauses are often inserted into IT contracts (but not only). In a nutshell, it is an obligation of the other party to the contract (or a mutual obligation) not to employ the other party’s personnel. In the IT industry, this is of particular importance because the main “asset” that a software company has are its people (intellectual potential). No wonder, then, that entrepreneurs try to protect the constancy of their team at all costs.

Recently, in almost every corner of the Internet, many people have been discussing the new product of Open AI. As the company points out, they trained a model called ChatGPT that interacts with users in a conversational way (in the form of a chat). The dialogue format allows ChatGPT to answer additional questions, admit mistakes, question false premises, reject inappropriate requests, etc. This product has been hailed as a revolution and a milestone in the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

More and more often I encounter disputes in the IT industry. This shouldn’t be surprising. The ever-growing IT market must bring with it more and more court disputes. They usually concern issues related to the implementation of IT projects or contracts for the provision of IT services. Each court dispute is not only a time-consuming and costly matter, but also a risk of losing the reputation and trust of clients. In practice, every IT project raises a significant risk of litigation. In this article, we will provide best practices for IT contractors to prepare for a dispute.

Contracts are most often thought of in the context of their contents. However, it’s good to think about some kind of exit plan right away. It is worth taking care of how the contract can be terminated. Both parties usually find out about the defects of contract termination clauses too late, i.e. when they want to terminate such a contract. How to approach this topic so that, on the one hand, you can secure your interests well, but on the other hand, so that the contract is not too flexible.