Law In Brief; Alcohol advertising; Property compensation

The Sejm decided yesterday that advertising of beer and other low alcohol drinks on the radio, at the cinema, and on television will be possible after 8pm, it had previously only been permitted after 11pm. Alcohol commercials will be broadcast before 8pm only during sports events. (www.onet.pl) ... A 100-year old resident of Przemysl, Waleria Kroenitz, who was deprived of her property in 1948 will receive euro 4,000 in compensation from the state for the slugishness of Polish courts, the European Court of Human Rights has decided. The case has lingered for over six years. (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) A.Z.