Foreign Investment Screening: Revised Rules for Investing in Strategic Sectors
Author: Jera Majzelj After three years of application, the temporary foreign direct investment screening mechanism has been replaced by a new, more permanent arrangement. The legislator introduced the new mechanism in the Investment Promotion Act. The original mechanism was introduced in 2020 as part of …
A Step Forward in the Development of the Market for Crowdfunding Providers
Author: Lenart Kmetič Crowdfunding for start-ups and small and medium-sized entities through online platforms (such as Kickstarter) is becoming an increasingly popular and established form of alternative financing. However, the market for crowdfunding service providers has long been subject to self‑regulation or different national regulation …
New Provisions to Be Introduced by the New Consumer Protection Act in Slovenia
Author: Nina Ličen On July 12, 2022, the Government published a proposal for a new Consumer Protection Act (“ZVPot-1“), which is proposed to be adopted under the urgency procedure. The Act is on the agenda of the National Assembly for September 2022. ZVPot-1 will combine …
Lease of Agricultural Land
Author: Nino Bostič Sluga In practice, it was not uncommon for parties to conclude lease contracts for agricultural land, often for free or for a small, nominal lease fee, without complying with the mandatory provisions of the Agricultural Land Act (ZKZ)[1] regarding the content of …
Socially Responsible Employer Certificate
On 11 January 2022, Odvetniki Šelih & partnerji were awarded the accession Socially Responsible Employer Certificate in the areas of organisational management and work-life balance. The award ceremony was held on 16 May at Ljubljana Castle and was attended by partner Nina Šelih and partner …
Business after the death of a shareholder: What can a shareholder do for his/her will to be respected as much as possible?
Authors: Ažbe Tušar, Petra Zvržina This article represents the continuation of the first inheritance law article on inheritance and its consequences to administering and management of businesses in case of death of a shareholder and director. In the previous article, we presented the option of …
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Author: Lidija Zupančič On 24 December 2020, the EU and UK found middle ground and, as a result of lengthy negotiations, revealed the draft of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement which is to be signed by both parties today, sets out the rules …
A step towards the digitalisation of court operations?
Author: Žiga Novak The Slovenian Civil Procedure Act (ZPP) and Criminal Procedure Act (ZKP) have provided some possibilities for electronic operations between parties or their representatives and the courts for some time. However, given the rapid technological development of today’s society, the electronic operations have …
The ownership of business after the death of a shareholder
Authors: Petra Zvržina, Ažbe Tušar In the past months, we have probably all faced our mortality and have wondered how will things that we started in life continue once we are gone. For business owners, this also concerns their businesses. What exactly does happen with …
