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 …
Operation of courts during the declared epidemic
Author: Nino Bostič Sluga On 19 October 2020 the President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia issued an Order on special measures from Article 83.a of the Courts Act due to the declared epidemic of the infectious disease COVID-19 in the Republic …
Mega COVID-19 Law adopted by Slovenian Parliament
Authors: Špela Remec, Maruša Polak, Mia Kalaš, Nataša Pipan Nahtigal On 2 April 2020 the Slovenian Parliament adopted the Act on Intervention Measures for Suppression of COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigation of its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy (hereinafter: “Intervention Law”). Most of the proposed …
In testamentary succession after a stepmother or a stepfather, does the tax exemption of the stepchild last until the death of its parent?
One year ago, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia (“Supreme Court”) by its decision X DoR 55/2018 allowed a revision to be filed due to the question whether the death of the stepchild’s parent results in the termination of the stepchild’s status with …
Representation of branch offices in submitting tenders in public procurement procedures
A branch office is not a legal person but it may perform some or all operations which may otherwise be performed by a foreign company. Article 679 of the Slovenian Companies Act (‘ZGD 1’) stipulates that as a branch office acts in the name of and …
Concentrations between undertakings – what to watch for
The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (“CPA”) reports that it has initiated merger filing proceedings against the Croatian company Agrokor d.d. in respect of the concentration between Agrokor AG (Switzerland), which is part of the Agrokor group, and Ardeya Global Ltd. (UAE) which owns the Slovenian …
Rights Guaranteed by the Republic of Slovenia after a “No Deal” Brexit
The Slovenian parliament has passed an Act governing certain matters in the event of a hard Brexit (the ‘Act’). The Act’s purpose is to determine for the period following Brexit (a) the scope of rights for United Kingdom citizens resident in Slovenia and (b) a …
