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Cross-border provision of services in the future more complicatedOne of the goals of the PWA is to prevent misuse in the field of the cross-border provision of services, resulting in…

Minimum wage in 2017 up by EUR 14.17As per the Minimum Wage Act (Zakon o minimalni plači - “ZMinP”), the minimum wage was adjusted in January, which saw the previous…

Can a buyer demand a purchase price reduction only through a court of law?The Slovene Code of Obligations (Obligacijski zakonik; OZ) stipulates that where a defective product has been sold,…

Should stricter rules apply to UBER, AIRBNB and other sharing economy businesses?In 2014, Barcelona’s main taxi operator, Asociacion Profesional Elite Taxi (APET), filed a lawsuit with a Spanish court, stating…

Claims for damages in case of falls, “Slippery surface!” signsLately there has been a steady increase in the number of cases where injured parties claim to have fallen due to…

Change of the PIT brackets and other tax changes in 2017Based on the latest amendments to the Personal Income Tax Act (ZDoh-2R) the current third PIT bracket (41%) is divided…

Playboy Case: When can linking pirated content be considered unlawful?Until now, the common practice of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and some other member states’ courts was that hyperlinks…

What the new Register of Beneficial Owners of business entities brings?The new Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act establishes a register of beneficial owners of companies to be…

EU copyright reform: what will happen to Youtube and Facebook?Internet platforms, such as YouTube and Facebook, which promote and package online video and other contents, face greater obligations with the…

Will UBER drivers be treated as employees in the future?The decision of the Employment Tribunal of Great Britain could bring changes in the treatment of self-employed individuals providing a taxi…