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Slovenia to adopt the Trade Secrets ActThe National Assembly shall soon adopt the new Trade Secrets Act, which transposes the EU Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and…

Most frequently found and sanctioned labour law violations in 2017In 2017, the inspectors of the Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia (IRSD) carried out approximately 14,500 inspections and established…

Constitutional Court annuls Judicial Fees Act in partFor case values of EUR 500,000 or more, the dispute value fee shall be set as if the value is EUR 500,000. The…

Welcoming Summer with Increased Obligations for Tour OperatorsThis year's summer season sees the introduction of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act (ZVPot-H), in force as of 1 July 2018. ZVPot-H transposed…

New Protection of Whistleblowers at EU LevelA whistleblower is defined as a person who, either within an organisation or to an outside authority, reports or discloses information on a wrongdoing…

Facebook and Administrators of Fan Pages considered as Joint Personal Data ControllersA German educational company (Wirtschaftsakademic Schleswig Holstein - WSH) set up its page on the Facebook platform (i.e. a…

Supreme Court annuls judgment on Swiss franc-denominated loansIn its ruling No. II Ips 201/2017 dated 7 May 2018 the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia ruled that the claim…

To the biggest Chinese intellectual property conference with Cathay IPIn May 2018, the global professional consulting network Cathay with local offices in more than 60 countries worldwide, the members of…

Changes to the warranty conditions on the horizon?American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent warning letters to three major producers of the video game consoles, i.e. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo,…

The Act on the Suspension of the Proceedings against the Members of the Struck-off Companies entered into forceWith the Act on the Suspension of the Proceedings against the Members of…