06 December 2020
The role of competition law in moving towards a more sustainable world
Across the globe, more and more companies are looking into ways to strengthen their environmental, social and corporate governance ("ESG") profile as investors realise that a strong ESG profile is the key to safeguarding a...
24 November 2020
Damages resulting from competition law infringements: Collective redress easing the way to compensation
The adoption of Directive 2014/104/EU ("Damages Directive"), which introduced a level playing field for the private competition law enforcement regime among EU Member States, has paved the way for private enforcement to gain more...
24 November 2020
CSR trends in EU: Mandatory corporate due diligence on the horizon
The EU is discussing the introduction of a legislative framework that would require undertakings operating in the internal market to conduct mandatory due diligence with regard to human rights, environmental, and good governance...
13 November 2020
LPG market under scrutiny: Competition Protection Agency investigates potential collusion among four LPG providers
The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (the "Agency") initiated an investigation into a potential restrictive agreement or concerted practices among four energy companies: Butan plin, d.d., INA Slovenija, d.o.o., Istrabenz...
11 November 2020
Novartis case: Is rebranding generic medicine to the originator brand name allowed?
BackgroundDue to considerable variations in the prices of medicine within the EU, parallel trade – cross-border resale of trademark-protected pharmaceutical products by a third party without the authorisation of the IP rights...
11 November 2020
Schoenherr Slovenia contributes to the ICLG Guide to: Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2021
Schoenherr Slovenia's FDI experts Eva Škufca (co-managing partner) and Lea Avsenik (senior associate) contributed the Slovenia chapter to the ICLG Guide to: Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2021.The guide covers foreign...
05 November 2020
Draft amendment to the Slovenian Companies Act (ZGD-1k) from foreign investors' perspective
The article is available in Slovenian here.
09 October 2020
IFLR1000 rankings: Schoenherr Slovenia again among Slovenia's best financial and corporate law firms
We are proud to announce that Schoenherr Slovenia has been ranked Tier 1 in the 13th IFLR1000's Financial and Corporate edition for the seventh year in a row.In addition to the firm-wide ranking, also individual lawyers were...
07 October 2020
Slovenia: Expected developments and competition law considerations in the light of fuel market liberalisation
On 23 September 2020, the Slovenian government decided that price control measures in the field of fuel products are no longer necessary, meaning that the retail fuel market will be fully liberalised from October 2020. Slovenia...