23. 11. 2021

Austria to introduce new legal form of company – what is Austrian Limited?

Austria is mulling over a new legal form, a so-called Austrian Limited, intended primarily for start-ups. Could we think of something similar in Slovenia?
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23. 11. 2021

Transfer of title to real estate under a contract of subsistence does not count as a taxable disposal of capital

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia recently allowed an appeal on a point of law and, by interpreting the Personal Income Tax Act, considered transfer of title to real estate on the basis of an contract of subsistence – in addition to transfer of title on the basis of a lifecare contract – as a non-taxable disposal of capital.
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23. 11. 2021

(Non-)discriminatory conditions for awarding year-end performance bonuses

The end of the year is the time when many employers decide to pay a performance bonus (so-called “Christmas” bonus) to their employees. Can employers freely decide which workers "deserve" it?
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23. 11. 2021

Competition Protection Agency issues decision in one of its longest-running cases

At the end of October, the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (AVK) brought the curtain down on an eight-year case investigating whether ownership of Sport Klub TV sport channels by the group, which also provides television services, is in compliance with competition rules.
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16. 11. 2021

Temporarily changed the way the courts are to operate

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia, pursuant to the Ordinance on Interim Measures for the Prevention and Control of the Communicable Disease COVID-19 (Odlok o začasnih ukrepih za preprečevanje in obvladovanje okužb z nalezljivo boleznijo COVID-19, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 174/21) has issued an Order on special measures under Article 83.a of the Courts Act to prevent the recurrence and spread of the communicable disease COVID-19. The Order sets down how the courts are to operate during the period 9 November 2021 to 31 December 2021.
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