COVID-19

Amendments of the Provisional Measures Concerning Judicial, Administrative and other Public-Law Affairs

With the intention of gradually restoring normal operation of courts and administrative bodies while continuing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia on 28 April 2020 adopted the Act on Amendments of the Act on Provisional Measures, with which it aims to alleviate some of the measures adopted in the judicial and administrative field.

All Hearings in Turkey are Postponed

Within the scope of the combat against the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the law regarding suspension of time periods and processes in substantive law, procedural law and execution law until 30 April 2020 was published in the Official Gazette dated 26 March 2020. The law authorised the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (the "CJP") to adopt all necessary measures during the suspension of time periods, including postponement of hearings in first instance judicial and administrative courts, as well as regional courts of appeal and regional administrative courts.

North Macedonia: Courts’ Hearings Cancelled due to COVID-19

Based on the Decision of the Court Council for the acting of the Courts in Republic of North Macedonia in a situation of increased danger from the COVID-19 virus, the Principal Civil Court in Skopje has informed that all hearings are cancelled, save for urgent matters.