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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…

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…

A creditor cannot always count on succeeding with enforcement on a real estateA creditor who has acquired an enforcement resolution can be »leapfrogged« by third persons who claim that they…

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…

The shape of the Rubik's cube cannot be registered as a 3D trademarkThe recent ECJ ruling regarding the Rubik’s Cube solidifies the case law concerning the registration of 3D trademarks.…

Liquidated damages in a lease contract cannot be enforcedIs the lessor entitled to charge liquidated damages to the consumer if the consumer terminates the lease contract or fails to pay…

Can the »Seen-Bought« Clause Really Relieve You of Liability for Defects?In a recent judgment, case no. II Ips 21/2015, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia confirmed the jurisprudence…

Busy month on the collective agreement frontThree new collective agreements were published in October, these being the Collective agreement for the timber industry (CTI), Collective agreement for real estate activities…

Who is to inherit your investments abroad and under which procedure?The Slovene Inheritance (Amendment) Act, which harmonizes the rules in case of cross-border successions in the EU, has entered into…