On October 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic issued a ruling in the matter (File No. 3Cdo/220/2017) dealing with the consequences of failure to resolve a consumer complaint (claim) within the statutory 30-day deadline. Under Section 18(4)...

On January 1, 2018, the amendment to Act No. 595/2003 Coll. on Income Tax became effective. The amendment added to the definition of the term “permanent establishment” provisions governing the conduct of business activities in the Slovak Republic through a...

The amendment to Act No. 5/2014 Coll. on Employment Services brought about a number of changes in the area of employment of foreign nationals who are not citizens of an EU/EEA member country or Switzerland (hereinafter referred to as “foreigners”)....

On February 7, 2018, the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic held that Section 5b of Act No. 250/2007 Coll. on Consumer Protection (effective as of May 1, 2014), which reads as follows: “The authority ruling on claims arising out...

The government of the Slovak Republic has approved a Proposal of Measures to Improve Operation of the Commercial Register. These are a number of measures to be implemented progressively and are intended to improve the current operation and effectiveness of...