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Pre-Pack Procedures in the Slovak Insolvency Law: On the applicability in standard bankruptcy, small bankruptcy and restructuring.
On 1 April 2026, the long-awaited Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law entered into force. EU Member States will have until 22 January 2029 to transpose the majority of its provisions into national law. The final legal framework in which pre-pack procedures will be harmonised across the EU differs in many respects from the original provision with which the European Commission presented them in the proposal for a directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency proceedings in December 2022. Compared with the original legal framework, pre-pack procedures are no longer defined solely as pertaining to liquidation insolvency proceedings. Moreover, the achieved compromise has altered certain conditions governing their conduct and the legal position of creditors. This article maps the key differences in the proposed legal frameworks for pre-pack procedures and provides an analytical perspective on their applicability within the respective types of insolvency proceedings, namely standard bankruptcy, small bankruptcy, and restructuring.
Citizens' Assembly as a Response to the Crisis of the Referendum?
The article examines a reform proposal put forward by the political party Progressive Slovakia, according to which every referendum should be preceded by the mandatory convening of a citizens' assembly. In the introductory part, the author presents the institution of the citizens' assembly and emphasizes its contribution to addressing issues of public interest. The article then proceeds to analyse several variants of a model based on linking referendums with citizens' assemblies. In each case, the author seeks to highlight theoretical ambiguities as well as shortcomings in their practical functioning.
Electoral deposit: the revision from a constitutional law perspective after twenty years.
The subject of the article is electoral deposit in relation to elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic. This institute has been out of the spotlight of Slovak constitutional law scholars for the past few years. However, it came to light again in 2025, when the Minister of the Interior presented proposals for fundamental changes to legal regulation of electoral deposit. The article not only describes the essence of electoral deposit, but also historical context of its introduction into legal order of the Slovak Republic, as well as the position of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic towards it and practical impacts of that institute. Against the background of the proposed changes, the article provides, also based on a brief international comparison, an analysis of the constitutionality of electoral deposit and arguments in favor of its possible deletion from Slovak legal order, or at least its alternation with another institute that would not be in such significant tension with the constitutional principle of free competition of political forces.
Unfair competition and unfair commercial practices of influencers: Legal analysis in the Slovak and comparative context.
Influencer marketing has become a dominant and highly effective form of digital advertising, fundamentally changing traditional communication strategies. Its rapid, often unregulated growth poses significant legal challenges in the areas of unfair competition and consumer protection. This article provides a comprehensive legal analysis of influencer misconduct, including hidden advertising, misleading claims, buying fake followers, and writing fake reviews. The article systematically maps and evaluates the Slovak legal framework, covering private law regulation of unfair competition and public law regulation of unfair commercial practices. The methodology includes analysis of relevant Slovak and Czech legislation, doctrine, and application practice. An in-depth, comparative analysis of the German Federal Court of Justice, Spanish and Czech case law offers valuable interpretive guidance. The paper also assesses national self-regulatory mechanisms and gives recommendations de lege ferenda to strengthen legal certainty and protection for all in the digital market.