The event was very successful and according to the unofficial data, more than 900 lawyers, junior associates and trainees from all over Slovenia were registered. The lecturers presented and critically evaluated the key novelties introduced by the amended Civil Procedure Act – ZPP-E which shall apply as of 14/09/2017. Jure Levovnik presented the key novelties in the phases of the main hearing and the preparation thereof. These are the phases of the proceedings which are the most critical at the first instance from the point of view of procedure duration. In his presentation, he also discussed the novelties concerning the restrictions in relation to the written submissions, the mandatory preliminary hearing, the preparation for the conduct of procedure, debarment and the closing statements of the parties.
