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Cultivation of GMOs in SloveniaThe EU is known for its strict and comprehensive regulation of GMOs. However, if GMOs passed the strict centralised authorisation procedure, they could have been cultivated…

Claiming compensation through collective actionsThe purpose of the Class Action Act (Zakon o kolektivnih tožbah; ZKolT) is to facilitate injured parties in claiming damages arising from a mass harm situation.…

What is the new tax reform all about?The proposed measures aim to restructure tax burdens, improve efficiency in collecting public duties and cut red tape, in order to increase the…

Landmark decision of ECtHR on monitoring employees’ communicationsIn Barbulescu vs. Romania (No. 61496/08), which we reported on in February 2016, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights…

A new Blockchain eraThe importance of this technology is being compared to that of the development of the Internet. Currently, the best known aspects of blockchain technology are cryptocurrencies and…

Non and late payment of salaries still the most common violationThe Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia (IRSD) states in its report that, despite improved economic conditions, only slightly…

Supreme Court ruling on police force surplus hoursOn 21 March 2017, the Supreme Court rendered judgement No. VIII Ips 13/2017 and hereby upheld the decisions of both lower courts regarding…

Is enforcement of a low-value claim through the sale of real estate permissible?In the enforcement proceedings at hand, the creditor filed a motion for enforcement against the debtor (Mr Vaskrsić)…

Changes in the sectoral collective agreementsA new Annex No. 2 to the Collective Agreement for Slovenia’s Trade Sector (Aneks št. 2 h Kolektivni pogodbi dejavnosti trgovine Slovenije) has been signed…

New rules governing cross-border insolvency proceduresLegal certainty demands that all cross-border procedures in the EU function properly, with insolvency procedures being no exception to the rule. Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on…