Assoc. Prof., Assist. Prof. ANA VLAHEK, PhD

GENERAL DATA:

Title: Associate Professor of civil and commercial law, University of Assistant Professor of European law, University of Ljubljana

Contact details: University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law T + 386 1 420 31 54 Poljanski nasip 2 F + 386 1 420 31 15 SI - 1000 Ljubljana E [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT:

2016 – present: university professor at Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Department of Private Law: - lecturing EU law, antitrust enforcement law, contracts, insolvency law, land law at Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana - lecturing EU law at Faculty of Administration in Ljubljana - lecturing property law at Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering in Ljubljana - mentoring ELMC and CEEMC teams

2011 – 2016: university docent at Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Department of Private Law: - lecturing EU law, contracts, commercial law, insolvency law, and land law at Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana - lecturing EU law at Faculty of Administration and at Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana - lecturing property law at Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana - mentoring ELMC and CEEMC moot court teams

2008 - present: senior research fellow at Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2003 – 2011: researcher and academic assistant at Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Department of Private Law: - lecturing EU law, contracts, property law, international commercial law, and antitrust at Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana - lecturing EU law at Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana - lecturing property law at Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana - mentoring ELMC, CEEMC and Willem C. Vis moot court teams

EDUCATION:

2003 - 2009: Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana – doctor of the sciences of law (JSD) PhD thesis Derivative Inter Vivos Transfer of Movables in European Legal Systems under the mentorship of prof. dr. Miha Juhart

1998 - 2003: Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana - university diploma in law diploma thesis Reform of EU Competition Law under the mentorship of prof. dr. Peter Grilc - diploma cum laude - award for the thesis by Slovenian Government Public Relations and Media Office

1994 - 1998: Bežigrad Gymnasium in Ljubljana - graduation with honours

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2017: visiting researcher at Faculty of Law in Vienna, Austria (3 months)

2017 – present: member of the Ministry of Justice’s Committee for issuance and withdrawal of insolvency manager licences

2017 – present: member of the Ministry of Justice’s team for examining court interpreter candidates

2016 and 2017: member of the team drafting new Slovenian Class Actions Act, Ministry of Justice

2017: co-editor of scientific monograph Protection of Consumers in Online Transactions, Ius Software, Inštitut za primerjalno pravo pri Pravni fakulteti v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, 2017

2016: consultant to Ministry of Economic Development and Technology in the process of implementation of Directive 2014/104 into Slovenian law

2014 – 2016: head of the project Reform of Consumer Law in Slovenia, Institute of Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, co-funded by the Slovenian Research Agency

2016 – present: member of the editorial board of yearbook Pravni letopis, Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2015 - present: visiting professor at RGSL, Riga, Latvia

2017: co-mentor of the team of students (of Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Faculty of Law in , Faculty of Economics and Business in Maribor) working on a project Analysis of the consequences of CJEU case Kotnik funded by the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund

2017: mentor of the team of students (of Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana) working on a project International sales contract in the practice of Slovenian business entities funded by the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund

2016: visiting professor at Faculty of Law in Vienna, Austria (1 week)

2016: visiting professor at Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland (1 week)

2015: co-editor of scientific monograph Law and Policy of Modern Consumer Protection, Ius Software, Inštitut za primerjalno pravo pri Pravni fakulteti v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, 2015

2015: mentor of the team of students (of Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana) working on a project Reform of State Aid Law and Application of State Aid Law funded by the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund

2015: mentor of the team of students (of Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics and Business in Maribor and Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering in Ljubljana) working on a project Public – Private Partnership for the Development of Rural Areas funded by the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund

2013 and 2014: visiting professor at Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Brno, Czech Republic (2 weeks)

2014: Head organizer of Symposium and co-editor of Liber Amicorum Karel Zupančič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

2008 – 2014: member of the organizing committee of the project Education of National Judges in EU Competition Law, Institute of Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana (projects 2008/09, 2011/12 – head of the project, 2013/14)

2012 – 2013: member of CCIS Arbitration Court committee drafting CCIS rules on arbitration and conciliation

2006 – 2016: lecturer in EU law at the Academy of Administration of the Ministry of Public Administration

2011 – present: mentor of numerous BA, MA and PhD student thesis at University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Law, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Faculty of Administration

2012: head organizer of Symposium and book exhibition on 200 years of Austrian Civil Code, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

2009 – 2010: member of the team working on a project Regulation of the Registration of Property Rights on Public Service Infrastructure, Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2004 – 2008: member of the team working on a project Drafting New Slovene Law on Mediation in Civil and Commercial Matters, Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2004 – 2008: member of the team working on a project Reform of Arbitration Law in Slovenia, Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2006: member of the team working on a project Drafting Amendments to Slovene Competition Act, Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2006: member of the team working on a project Implementation of the Directive 80/723 EEC in the Member States, Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2005 – 2006: legal internship at High Court in Ljubljana (1 year)

2004 – 2006: member of the team working on a project Competitiveness in Slovenia 2001-2006, Faculty of Law in Ljubljana

2005: legal internship at UNCITRAL, Vienna (2 months)

2004 - 2007: member of the team working on a project Annotated compendium including a comparative analysis of the Community consumer acquis led by University of Bielefeld for the European Commission

1999 – 2004: student assistant to dr. Janez Potočnik at Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, course Statistics

2002 – 2003: assistant to the head lawyer of the Ljubljana office of insurance company Zavarovalnica Maribor d.d.

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2016: University of Ljubljana Rector’s award for mentoring the winning team of ELMC 2015/16

2012: University of Ljubljana Ceremonial Charter for Young University Teachers and Associates for extraordinary educational and research achievements

2011: Slovenian Law Association Young Lawyer of the Year Award

2006 and 2007: awards of the Slovene Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology for coaching ELMC teams of 2005/06 and 2006/07

2004, 2005, 2006 and awards of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana for coaching ELMC teams of 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06 2007: and 2006/07

2004 and 2005: awards of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana for coaching CEEMC teams of 2004 and 2005

2003, 2004 and 2005: awards of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana for coaching Willem C. Vis teams of 2002/2003, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005

2004: scholarship for participation in the Salzburg Summer School in European Private Law

2003: award of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana for participating in CEEMC 2003

2003: scholarship for participation in the Cologne Summer Academy on International Commercial Arbitration, Center for Transnational Law and DIS

2003: Slovenian Government Public Relations and Media Office Award for Outstanding Diploma Thesis

2002: award of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana for participating in the Ninth Willem C. Vis

1994 - 2003: Zois Scholarship of Republic of Slovenia for talented students

MOOT PARTICIPATION & COACHING & JUDGING:

2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, coaching the CEEMC teams of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 - 2017: 3rd place, 1st place in the category of memoranda, speakers’ honourable mention - 2015: 1st place, 2nd place in the category of memoranda - 2014: 1st place, best speaker award, 2nd place in the category of memoranda - 2013: best memoranda award, best speaker award - 2012: 1st place - 2006: semi-finals, 2nd place in the category of memoranda - 2005: 3rd place, best memoranda award, speakers’ honourable mention - 2004: 2nd place, 2nd place in the category of memoranda, best speaker award

2017: arbitrating at Willem C. Vis pre-moot in Ljubljana, Ljubljana Arbitration Centre

2011 - present: judging at Slovenian Negotiation Competition, University of Maribor Faculty of Law

2004, 2005 and 2010: arbitrating at Willem C. Vis, Vienna

2003/04, 2004/05, coaching the ELMC teams of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana: 2005/06, 2006/07, - 2016/17: 3rd place of the RF, Best Speaker Ole Due Award 2013/14, 2014/15, - 2015/16: 1st place in the All-European Final 2015/16, 2016/17: - 2014/15: regional final (semi-finals in EC Rep.) - 2013/14: 3rd place in the regional final (EC Rep.), best memoranda of the regional final - 2006/07: regional final, best memoranda of the regional final - 2005/06: 2st place in the all-European final in (AG) - 2004/05: 3rd place in the regional final (AG) - 2003/04: 1st place in the all-European final in Luxembourg (AG)

2005: arbitrating at International Competition for Online Dispute Resolution 2005 organized by the Centre for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution

2005: judging at CEEMC 2005,

2002/03, 2003/04 and coaching the Willem C. Vis teams of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana: 2004/05: - 2003/04: finals, 2nd place and speakers’ honourable mention, honourable mention for the claimant’s memorandum - 2002/03: 3rd place in the world, 2 speakers’ honourable mentions

2003: speaker at CEEMC 2003 - team ranked 1st in the competition

2001 – 2002: speaker at Willem C. Vis - team ranked 7th in the world

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Monographs or parts Competition law in Slovenia, Alphen aan den Rijn, London, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, therein: Kluwer Law International, 2016, 240 pp. (in co-authorship with Klemen Podobnik and Andrej Fatur) (in English)

Slovenia, in: Piszcz (Ed.): Implementation of the EU damages directive in Central and Eastern European countries, Textbooks and Monographs, 24, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management Press, Warszaw 2017 (in co-authorship with Klemen Podobnik) (in English)

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Chronology of Development of Private Law in Slovenia, in: Lavický, Hurdík et al., Private Law Reform, Acta Universitatis Brunensis, Iuridica, Editio Scientia, No 501, Masaryk University, Brno, 2014, 283-329 (in co-authorship with Klemen Podobnik) (in English)

Challenges of Private Enforcement of Antitrust in Slovenia, in: Kovač, Vandenberghe (Eds.): Economic Evidences in EU Competition Law, European Studies in Law and Economics, Intersentia (Mortsel/Cambridge), 2016 (in English)

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Slovenia, in: Vilaca et al. (Eds.): Congress proceedings. Vol. 1, The internal market and the digital economy = Le marché intérieur et l´économie digitale = Der Binnenmarkt und die digitale Wirtschaft. Coimbra: Almedina, 2018, pp. 667-707 (in co-authorship with Matija Damjan and Klemen Podobnik) (in English)

Slovenia, in: Koeck, Karollus (Eds.), Die Modernisierung des EG-Kartellrechts : erste Erfahrungen mit der VO 1/2003 : initial experiences with Regulation 1/2003 : premières expériences avec le règlement no 1/2003, (Kongress-Publikationen, 23, Bd., vol., tome 2). 1. Aufl. [Baden-Baden]: Nomos; Wien = Vienna = Vienne: Facultas.WUV, 2008, pp. 281-288 (in co-authorship with Klemen Podobnik) (in English)

Commentary to the Slovene Competition Act (parts on damages, amicus curiae and Regulations 1/2003 and 139/2004), GV Založba, Ljubljana 2009 (in Slovene)

Consumer Protection in Slovenia, in: V: BARANCOVÁ, Helena (Ed.), BLAHO, Peter (Ed.), LAZAR, Ján (Ed.): Rechtsschutz des schwächeren Subjekts im Privatrecht : XI. Dies Luby Iurisprudentiae, (Spectrum series, vol. 6). Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang; Trnava: University of Trnava, 2014, pp. 129-146 (in English)

Protection of Consumers Providing Personal Security, in: Law and Policy of Modern Consumer Protection, Ius Software, Inštitut za primerjalno pravo pri Pravni fakulteti v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, 2015, pp. 445-473, 485-486, 498 (in co-authorship with Matija Damjan) (in Slovene)

Member State Liability for Breaches of EU Law, in: Liability of the State for Damages, IUS Software, Ljubljana, 2015, pp. 263-333, 352-353 (in co-authorship with Žiga Urankar) (in Slovene)

Contractual transfer of ownership of movables in the European legal environment, Scientia iustitia, 1st Ed., Ljubljana: GV Založba, 2010. 417 pp. (in Slovene)

Commentary to the Slovene Code of Property Law (part on superficies), GV Založba, Ljubljana 2004 (in Slovene)

Austrian Transfer System of Causal Tradition, in: Polajnar Pavčnik (Ed.), Izročilo ODZ, GV Založba, Ljubljana, 2013, pp. 191-225 (in Slovene)

Trade-Mark Law in Slovenia, in: Ekey, Bender, Fuchs-Wissemann (eds.), Markenrecht. Bd. 1, Markengesetz und Markenrecht ausgewählter ausländischer Staaten, (Heidelberger Kommentar). 3., neu bearbeitete Aufl. : C. F. Müller, 2014, pp. 1198-1203 (in co-authorship with Damjan Možina) (in German)

Commentary to the Arbitration Act (in co-authorship with Lojze Ude, Matija Damjan and Špelca Mežnar), GV Založba, 2010 (in Slovene)

Articles: European Commission's Banking Communication: Question of Validity in the Slovenian Banking Bail-in Puzzle, Tadej Kotnik and Others v Državni zbor Republike Slovenije, C-526/14, European state aid law quarterly, 2016, vol. 15, iss. 3, pp. 458-467 (in co-authorship with Matija Damjan) (in English)

Provisions of the Damages Directive on Limitation Periods and their Implementation in CEE Countries, YARS 2017/18, tbp (in co-authorship with Klemen Podobnik) (in English) Regulation of limitation of antitrust damages claims in Directive 2014/104 and its implementation in national legal systems (in co-authorship with Karmen Lutman), Pravnik, 2017, Y. 72, No. 1/2, pp. 41-70, 135-136 (in Slovene)

Novel Issues of Private Enforcement of EU Antitrust, Pravnik, Ljubljana 2016, Vol. 71 (133), Nos. 7-8, pp. 547-590, 620-62 (in Slovene)

Collective Actions as a New Legal Remedy against Mass Violations of the Labour Rights of Employees, Delavci in delodajalci 2-3/2018/XVIII, Ljubljana 2018 (in Slovene)

Collective Actions Act, Pravosodni bilten, Ljubljana 2018, tbp (in co-authorship with Aleš Galič) (in Slovene)

Evolution of Collective Redress Mechanisms in the Field of Antitrust in the UK. In: Pavliha et al. (Eds.): Challenges of law in life reality: liber amicorum Marko Ilešič, Pravna fakulteta, Ljubljana 2017, pp. 541-554, 600-601 (in Slovene)

A critique of Slovenian Regulation of Legal Consequences of Expropriation of Mortgaged Immovable, In: Znidaršič Skubic: Izbrani vidiki ustavnega, civilnega in gospodarskega prava : liber amicorum Lojze Ude, Pravna fakulteta, Inštitut za primerjalno pravo, Ljubljana 2016, pp. 349- 369, 624-625 (in co-authorship with Matija Damjan) (in Slovene)

Acquisition of Easements in the Public Interest on Private Land by Prescription (in co-authorship with Matija Damjan), Pravnik, 2014, Y. 68, No. 3-4, pp. 149-174 (in Slovene)

New Types of Personal Security in Our Legal Environment: Non-bank Guarantee and Suretyship on First Demand, Podjetje in delo, 2015, Y. 41, No. 8, pp. 1463-1493 (in co-authorship with Matija Damjan) (in Slovene)

Remedies under Slovenian Law in Cases of Breach of a Construction or Other Services Contract by the Service Provider, IPP Letopis, 2012, pp. 69-83 (in Slovene)

Avoidance of the Contract under the Vienna Sales Convention, Podjetje in delo, y. 30, no. 6/7, Gospodarski vestnik, Ljubljana 2004, pp. 1317-1338 (in Slovene)

Derivative Inter Vivos Transfer of Movables in the French Legal System, Pravnik, 2010, Y. 65, No. 3/4, pp. 171-194 (in Slovene)

Acquisition of Ownership on Immovables in Slovenia by Foreigners, Pravnik (Ljublj.), 2008, y. 63, No. 1/3, pp. 7-36 (in Slovene)

Termination of Dwelling Contract, Podjetje in delo, y. 31, no. 6/7, Gospodarski vestnik, Ljubljana 2006 (in Slovene)

The Principle of Public Faith in the Land Register. In: UDE, Lojze (ur.). Izbrane teme civilnega prava II, IPP-PF, Ljubljana, 2007, pp. 111-129 (in Slovene)

Superficies – seven years after its implementation into Slovenian law, Pravni letopis, Inštitut za primerjalno pravo, Ljubljana, 2010, pp. 87-110, pp. 165-191(in Slovene)

Referal to EU Directives in National Implementation Legislation, Pravnik, Ljubljana, 2007, Y. 62, No. 9/10, pp. 615-628 (in Slovene)

What Sanctions may be Imposed on Slovenia for Breaching EC Law?, Podjet. delo, 2007, y. 33, No. 8, pp. 1796-1828 (in Slovene)

Two New Institutes in the Slovene Courts: Amicus Curiae and Preliminary Rulings, Podjetje in delo, Y. 31, No. 6/7, GV, Ljubljana 2005, pp. 1228-1251 (in Slovene)

Reform of Antitrust in the EU, Podjetje in delo 2/2004/XXX, pp. 230-272 (in Slovene)

50 Years of Van Gend & Loos, Prav. praksa, 32/22, GV založba, Ljubljana, 2013, pp. 28-29 (in Slovene)

So Far Only Three Judgements; Actions Filed by a Member State Against Another EU Member State, Prav. praksa (Ljubl.), No. 29/30, 2010, pp. 17-18 (in Slovene) Cartel agreement on EURIBOR?, Prav. praksa (Ljubl.), 31/10, GV Založba, Ljubljana, 2012, pp. 13- 15 (in co-authorship with Meta Ahtik)

Promotion of Slovenian Foodstuffs and EU Internal Market, Prav. praksa, 30/10, GV založba, Ljubljana, 2011, pp. 12-14 (in co-authorship with Janja Hojnik)

Collective Remedies in the EU, Prav. praksa (Ljubl.), 2012, 31/21, GV Založba, Ljubljana, pp. 16- 17

Damages and Competition Law, EvroPP, 28/11, 2009, Ljubljana, pp. 44-46 (in Slovene)

Acquisitive Prescription of Ownership on Immovables, Zbornik znanstvenih razprav 2006, Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, 2006 (in Slovene)

Institutional Changes of EU under the New Lisbon Treaty, PP, Prav. praksa (Ljubl.), 10. jan. 2008, y. 27, No. 1, pp. 6-9 (in Slovene)

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, Prav. praksa (Ljubl.), 14. feb. 2008, y. 27, No. 6/7, pp. II-VIII (in Slovene in co-authorship with Matija Damjan)

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation, Prav. praksa (Ljubl.), 28. feb. 2008, y. 27, No. 8 (in Slovene in co-authorship with Matija Damjan)

Lectures: Role of European Competition Network in the Application of EC Competition Law, at: Syposium on EC Competition Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austrian Cultural Forum and Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, 1 April 2004, Ljubljana (in English)

Limitation of Antitrust Damages Claims under the Damages Directive at: Institute for European and international law, Juridicum, Vienna, 25 October 2017 (in English)

Provisions of the damages directive on limitation periods and their implementation in the CEE countries,2nd International Conference on the Harmonisation of Private Antitrust Enforcement: a Central and Eastern European Perspective", Supraśl, 30 June 2017 (in English)

Application of CISG by Slovenian Courts and Arbitrations, at: Conference Negotiating and Managing International Sales, Agency and Distributorship Contracts, Union International des Avocats, Ljubljana, 27 - 29 June 2013 (in English)

Consumer protection in Slovenia, at: XI. Lubyho pravnicke dni / XI. Dies Luby Iurisprudentiae, Ochrana slabšieho subjektu v sukromnom prave / Rechtschutz des schwächeren Subjekts im Privatrecht, Smolenice, 19 – 20 September 2013 (in English)

Infringement proceedings against the EU Member States: lecture at Erasmus Masters Studies, EU Law, Masarykova Univerzita, Právnická fakulta, Brno, Czech Republic, 5.12.2013 (in English)

The Vienna Sales Convention - its impact and application in Slovenia: lecture at PhD Studies of International and European Law and International Private Law, Masarykova Univerzita, Právnická fakulta, Brno, Czech Republic, 2.12.2013 (in English)

Mooting skills: lecture at Masters Studies, European Law Moot Court, Masarykova Univerzita, Právnická fakulta, Brno, Czech Republic, 3.12.2013 (in English)

Legal analysis of Competition Appeals Tribunal's judgment in 2 Travel plc (in liquidation) v Cardiff Bus ltd: lecture at the seminar within the project Educaton and Training of National Judges in EU competition law, University of , Faculty of Economics, Zagreb, Republic of , 14.2.2014 (in Croatian)

Evolution and Reform of Private Law in Slovenia, International Conference The Reform of Private Law in Europe, Masarykova Univerzita, Právnická fakulta, Brno, Czech Republic, 21.3.2014 (in English)

Proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union : lecture at Erasmus Masters Studies, Introduction to EU Law, Masarykova Univerzita, Právnická fakulta, Brno, Czech Republic, 27.11.2014 (in English)

Experience in simulations of judicial and arbitration proceedings: lecture at Masters Studies, European Law Moot Court, Masarykova Univerzita, Právnická fakulta, Brno, Czech Republic, 25.11.2014 (in English)

Preliminary ruling proceedings before the CJEU initiated by Slovenian courts: lecture at Erasmus Masters Studies, Introduction to EU Law, Masarykova Univerzita, Právnická fakulta, Brno, Czech Republic, 27.11.2014 (in English)

Introduction to private law: lectures at BA Studies, Introduction to Law, Riga Graduate School of Law, Riga, Latvia, 14&15.9.2015 (in English)

Judicial Structure of the CJEU: lecture at Reykjavik University, Iceland, 24.10.2016 (in English) full bibliography: http://splet02.izum.si/cobiss/bibliography?code=24285