THE SUPREME COURT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ON THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ORAL REASONS FOR A JUDGMENT UPON ITS PRONOUNCEMENT

The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic examined the procedural consequences of a court publicly pronouncing a judgment without providing oral reasons in its decision R 42/2026.

In its judgment in Case No. 2Stk/13/2025 of 31 March 2026, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Slovak Republic addressed the obligation of broadcasters to ensure the objectivity and impartiality of news programmes.

On 23 September 2026, the National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted the new Act on Work Performed Through Digital Labour Platforms and on Amendments to Certain Acts, introducing a specific legal framework governing work performed through digital platforms.

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic unified the case law concerning the jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals and its review in proceedings for the setting aside of an arbitral award.

Generative AI is becoming part of legal practice, but it also brings the risk of inaccuracies and fabricated sources. Lawyers remain responsible for verifying AI-generated outputs and the accuracy of court submissions.

A practical overview of the steps and deadlines for an employee whose employer has not paid them. This includes when it makes sense to pursue a legal dispute and when it is more honest to admit that it does not.

The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic unified its approach to the temporal effects of new case law on final court decisions and emphasised the importance of protecting legal certainty in the evolutionary development of case law.  

The Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic unified judicial practice on the limitation of claims brought by surviving relatives of road traffic accident victims. For direct claims against the insurer, the limitation period begins to run only one year after the insured event.    

The Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic considered whether the “once and for all” rule under Section 390 of the Code of Civil Contentious Procedure also applies where the previous decisions of the lower courts were quashed by the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic in cassation proceedings.

The EU has adopted the most significant reform of air passenger rights in more than thirteen years. We provide an overview of the key changes affecting flight delays, cancellations, compensation, and passengers' rights.