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We are happy to announce that Sibinčič Novak & Partners has been ranked again bythe Legal 500 among the leading…
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Sibinčič Novak & Partners has joined Mackrell International Legal Network! A global network of law firms specializing in all fields of law….
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We are proud to announce that Sibinčič Novak & Partners has been ranked by the Chambers and Partners Global Guide…
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We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Law firm Sibinčič Novak & Partners l.f. Ltd. The law firm…
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In its judgment case no. C-354/22 dated November 23, 2023 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) has…
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In its judgment case no. C-354/22 dated November 23, 2023 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) has…
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On 7 November 2023, the National Assembly, in its extraordinary session, adopted the Act Amending the Employment Relationships Act (hereinafter:…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) heard the case, ref no. C-238/22, of a passenger who could…
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In its judgment C-565/22 of 5 October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU“) addressed a preliminary…
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In 2017, the EU Commission initiated an investigation into Valve Corp., an American gaming company and the owner of the…
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On 20 September 2023, the National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Financial Operations, Insolvency Proceedings, and Compulsory Dissolution Act…
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2023 IFLR Global Rankings are in and we are excited and proud to once again be ranked as one of…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU“) in its judgment dated September 14, 2023, under case number…
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On 2 September 2023, the Act Determining the Intervention Measures to Remedy the Consequences of the Floods and Landslides in…
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On September 2, 2023, the Act on Intervention Measures to Eliminate the Consequences of Floods and Landslides from August 2023…
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The Ljubljana Arbitration Rules (“LAP”) were adopted by the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
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Connected with the recent flooding, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia issued a Decree on temporary measures in administrative…
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On 9 August 2023, the National Assembly adopted the Act on Amendments and Additions to the Natural Disaster Recovery Act…
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The National Assembly, during its 43rd extraordinary session, rejected the proposal for a suspensive veto by the National Council on…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“EU Court“) in case no. C‑106/22, concerning the freedom of establishment within…
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On July 12, 2023, an amendment to the Industrial Property Act (ZIL-1F) was published in the Official Gazette of the…
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With a view to achieving climate neutrality and targets for the proportion of energy from renewable sources in gross final…
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The Ministry of Finance published a proposal of the Minimum Tax Act (hereinafter: “ZMD“) on 23 June 2023. With the…
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In March of this year, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”) informed Slovenia that three complaints by Slovenian fishermen…
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The National Assembly, at its session of 25 May 2023, adopted the Act on Infrastructure for Alternative Fuels and the…
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In the Case no. T-2/21 concerning the trade mark protection in the EU, the General Court of the EU (the…
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On April 13, 2023, a group of members of Slovenian Parliament submitted a proposal for amendments of the Animal Protection…
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In June, Amendment C to the Administrative Dispute Act (“ZUS-1“), published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia…
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At its session on 21 April 2023, the National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Labour and Social Security Registers…
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On 28 March 2023, following an urgent procedure, the National Assembly adopted the Act Amending the Foreigners Act (hereinafter: “Amendment“),…
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On 20 April 2023, the European Parliament adopted the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (hereinafter: MiCA Regulation) by a great majority….
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On 22 March 2023, the National Assembly adopted the new Transnational Provision of Services Act, which entered into force on…
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We are pleased to announce that Law Firm Sibinčič Križanec Novak has once again been ranked as Tier 2 Law…
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The European Union (“EU“) has adopted a set of directives modernizing the field of European company law with the aim…
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On 14 February 2023, an amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of the EU (»the Rules…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has issued a preliminary ruling in case C- 449/21, Towercast SA…
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On 5 January 2023 the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (»CSRD«)[1] entered into force. CSRD amends the current Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)[2] in a…
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By decision No U-I-4/20-66 of 16 February 2023, in proceedings initiated at the request of the Bank of Slovenia, the…
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With the judgement case no. C-555/21 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) answered a preliminary question addressed…
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On 22 February 2023, the Whistleblower Protection Act (“ZZPri”) entered into force, implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament…
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End of February marks the expiry of deadline for filing various personal income and income tax returns for 2022, namely:…
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The new Personal Data Protection Act (hereinafter: “ZVOP-2”) was adopted by the National Assembly on 15 December 2022, published in…
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On Tuesday, 31st January 2023, the Act Amending the Family Code (hereinafter: “the Act”) entered into force. It provides for…
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On 29 September 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a new Consumer Protection Act (“ZVPot-1” and…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (»CJEU«) has delivered its judgment in a case concerning the abuse of…
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Growing stronger! We could not be more excited to announce, that we have started out the New Year strong –…
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Pursuant to Article 2 (4) of the Act on Interest Rate for Late Payment (“ZPOMZO-1“), the Minister of Finance published…
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The European Union has set ambitious targets for the development of renewable energy sources, aiming to reach 32% of total…
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In December this year, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a decision on the appeals of nine…
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The Government has responded to the unusual increase in electricity and natural gas prices, which is the result of many…
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On 28 December 2022, amendments to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia Act, Radiotelevizija Slovenija Act and Long Term…
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On 17 November 2022, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia issued a decision in which, in the constitutionality…
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On July 22, 2021, the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act) was published…
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The Slovenian Government recently prepared a bundle of proposed amendments related to tax legislation, including amendments to the Tax Procedure…
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On 1 November 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on…
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On 1 November 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on…
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On 29 September 2022, the Constitutional Court, in its judgment No U-I-26/20, found that Article 27(5) of the Income Tax…
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On Thursday, 17 November 2022, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia discussed the starting points for the final phase…
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On Thursday, 17 November 2022, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia discussed the starting points for the final phase…
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On 28 September 2022, the National Assembly adopted the Electronic Communications Act (ZEKom-2), which entered into force on 10 November…
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On 29 September 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the new Prevention of Restriction of Competition…
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In September 2022, the new Gas Supply Act came into force. The adoption of the new law is a consequence…
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New Consumer Protection Act (ZVPot-1), which was adopted by Slovenian parliament at the end of September, is the result of…
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On 29 September 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in Case C-597/20, ruling…
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On September 1, 2022, the new Regulations on the Reporting of Accidents and Injuries at Work (Official Gazette RS, no….
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With the adoption of the Act on Judicial Protection Procedure for Former Holders of Eligible Liabilities of Banks (Act on…
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The Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers came into effect in August of this year. It…
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In Case No III Ips 38/2021, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia has mitigated its jurisprudence on the…
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On August 23rd 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Act on an emergency measure in…
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The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (Ministry) has submitted a Draft proposal on Labour and Social…
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On the 1st of August, the Ministry of Finance submitted for public debate and inter-ministerial discussion draft amendments to four…
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Recent case law of Slovenian Supreme Court, i.e. decision ref. no. I Up 109/2022 dated 8 June 2022, upgraded and…
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On 16.6.2022, the Constitutional Court adopted an important decision to equalise the rights of same-sex partners with different-sex partners in…
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In 2022 the Judicial Holidays will begin on 15 July 2022 and last for one month, until 15 August 2022….
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The Ministry of Justice of Republic of Slovenia (also “proposer”) has submitted a proposal to amend the Administrative Disputes Act…
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New digital vouchers are available from 15 June 2022. They have been adopted as part of the Digital Inclusion Promotion…
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The Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia (the “Supreme Court“) issued a judgment, ref. no. III Ips 1/2022, of…
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On 26 May 2022, the Constitutional Court (hereinafter: “the Court”) adopted two decisions in which it annulled Article 65(3) and…
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On 13 April 2022, the Assembly of the Bar Association adopted the Amendment to the Attorneys’ Tariff, which was published…
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On March 31, 2022, the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia sent first package of 989,325 informative personal income…
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The amendment of the Corporate Income Tax Act (the “ZDDPO-2“), which entered into force last November, introduces a new tax…
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The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia has reviewed constitutionality of decrees adopted by the Government on the basis…
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The Real Estate Records Act (ZEN), which has been in force for more than 20 years, has recently been replaced…
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As of 1st of January 2022, the Republic of Slovenia is late with regard to the implementation of European directives…
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On 25 January 2022, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia (the “Supreme Court”) adopted the judgment, ref. no….
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On 8 April 2022, the public agency SPIRIT Slovenia published a public tender to assist companies in restarting activities after…
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We are thrilled to be ranked as one of the leading firms in Slovenia and to improve our ranking to…
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The latest package of sanctions against Russia On 15th March 2022, the European Union introduced additional sectoral sanctions against Russia…
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On 11 March 2022, the National Assembly adopted The Act Amending the Personal Income Tax Act (ZDoh-2Z), which entered into…
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Happy and excited to be ranked as one of the leading lawyers in Corporate / Commercial by Chambers & Partners….
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On 22 February 2022, the National Assembly of Slovenia adopted the Emergency Measures Act to mitigate the consequences due to…
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Deadlines for submitting tax returns The deadline for submitting tax returns concerning corporate income tax (DDPO) and personal income…
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On 23 February 2022, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the…
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In December 2021, the Ministry of Justice issued a proposal for the Whistleblower protection Law, which would transpose Directive (EU)…
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At its session held on 26 January 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Amendments to…
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Before the National Assembly adopted the law aimed at protecting Swiss-franc borrowers from currency risk on 2 February 2022, the…
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Take a look at what our colleagues at CEE Legal Matters had to say about our new Partners mag. Sanja…
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On 29 January 2022, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a proposal of the Act to mitigate the…
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We are happy to announce that Sanja Vujanović and Teja Podržaj were promoted to Partners in our firm. Sanja will…
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In its judgment ref. no. X Ips 61/2021 of 15th December 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that the payment of…
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In the previous article, we wrote about paying attention when buying real estate in bankruptcy proceedings. This time, we will…
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In these (post) corona times, there is an increased supply of real estate (commercial and residential) that is selling at…
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On 1 September 2021, an amendment to the Decree on the tax treatment of reimbursement of costs and other income…
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On Tuesday, 14 September 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) issued a judgment in the case of Pintar…
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In accordance with the Employment Relationships Act, parents of first-graders today have the right to paid absence from work due…
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On 16 July 2021, the National Assembly adopted an amendment to the Road Traffic Rules Act (ZPrCP), which, among other…
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The Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia started a three-week tax vacation on 26 July, which will end on…
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We are pleased to announce that attorney Matic Novak joined our team as Senior Counsel and will be heading our…
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Until recently, the lease of business buildings and business premises (the so-called business lease) was in detail regulated by the…
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On 17 May 2017, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2017/828 on shareholders’ rights, also called the…
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The latest amendment to the Slovenian Companies Act supplemented the set of data that has to be included in the…
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In general, applicants can wait a disproportionately long time for response to a building inspection initiative to introduce an inspection….
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On 1 July 2021 the provisions of Council Directive (EU) 2017/2455 dated 5 December 2017 will be transposed into Slovenian…
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In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act (“ZGD-1”), the Register of Companies Act and the Decree on the…
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On 30 March 2021, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted an amendment to the Foreigners Act (ZTuj-2F),…
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The amendment to the Enforcement and Insurance Act (hereinafter: ZIZ), which is valid from 27 March 2021 onwards, enables debtors…
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We are excited and proud to be again recognized as one of the leading law firms in Slovenia by The…
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We are proud to have succesfully defended a EUR 13.5 million tax matter in relation to a transaction that was completed in 2015….
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Due to renewed restrictions on public life and measures taken to limit the COVID-19 epidemic, including home schooling, restrictions on…
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As a result of adoption of new restrictive measures due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the President of the Supreme Court…
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