Sebastjan Kerčmar, Ph. D.
Doctor of Law and Master of Legal Sciences, Attorney at Law, specialized in civil and commercial law, Full member of the Slovenian Academy of Legal Science, Registered trademark and design attorney at the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Country Expert for Slovenia (franchising) at the International Distribution Institute, Mediator.
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Education:
• University College of Internal Affairs, Internal Affairs Legal Expert, 1995 • Ljubljana Faculty of Law, thesis for diploma entitled: »Challenging Debtors’ Actions in Bankruptcy Proceedings«, 1998 • Professional Exam in Administrative Procedure of Second Instance, 1999 • State Bar Exam, 2000 • Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Masters’ studies in a field of civil and commercial law, Master’s Thesis entitled: »The Bankruptcy of Private Entrepreneur«, 2009 • in 2011 obtained the title »Specialist in civil and commercial law«, acknowledged with the decision of Slovenian Bar Association • Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, Doctoral Dissertation entitled: »Indemnity according to the rules of the agency contract in comparative law«, 2023
Membership:
• SLOVENIAN ACADEMY OF LEGAL SCIENCE
• Slovenian Bar Association
• International Distribution Institute (IDI), national expert for Slovenia (franchising)
• CCBE Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe
• DACH European Association of German-speaking Lawyers
• ECBA European Criminal Bar Association
Experience:
• 1998-2003, President of the Board of Appeal and Labour law issues in two major companies • 1998-2010, member of Municipality of Cerkno Statutory-Legal Committee for 12 years • 1998-2000, Higher Court in Koper, Court Trainee • 2000, Idrija District Court, Legal Expert • 2000-2003, Stojan Zdolšek Law Office, Attorney Candidate • 2003-2011, Attorney at Law • 2011 – Attorney at Law, Specialist in civil and commercial law • 2011-2012, Member of National Evaluation Committee of Slovenian Innovation Forum • 2011 – Registered trademark and design attorney at the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office • 2019 – Mediator • 2019 – Registered trademark and design attorney at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) • 2023 – Country Expert for franchising for Slovenia at the International Distribution Institute (IDI) • 2025 – Full member of the Slovenian Academy of Legal Science
Lectures:
• various lectures at Chamber of Craft of Slovenia and at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, lectures provided under tax accounting franchise of Simič & partners group, Expert Consultation »Public participation in the decision-making procedures relating to electromagnetic and nuclear radiation«, …
Publications in professional literature:
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Post-Contractual Non-Compete Clause in Commercial Agency Contracts. LeXonomica, 2025, 17(1), str. 59–78.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Odpravnina franšizojemalca: Franchisee Indemnity, Podjetje in delo, 2024, št. 1, str. 50–64.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. The commercial agent’s indemnity under Slovenian law in the light of EU Directive 653/86. Internationales Handelsrecht, 2024, št. 3, str. 89–96.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Odpravnina po pravilih agencijske pogodbe v primerjalnem pravu. Ljubljana: Lexpera, GV Založba, 2024. 340 str.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Odpravnina trgovskega zastopnika. In: REPAS, Martina (ur.). Studia Iuridica Miscellanea. Maribor: Univerzitetna založba UM, 2024, str. 123–158.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Odpravnina po pravilih agencijske pogodbe v primerjalnem pravu: doktorska disertacija. Maribor, 2023. 294 str.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Predpogodbena dolžnost razkritja informacij in franšizno razmerje. Pravna praksa, št. 25, 2023, str. 8–10.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan; AMBROŽIČ, Marjanca. Ali stroškovna pravila manjšinskim delničarjem omejujejo pravico do sodnega preizkusa? Pravna praksa, št. 4, 2022, str. 21.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan; AMBROŽIČ, Marjanca. Izpodbijanje sklepa o prenosu delnic … Podjetje in delo, 2021, št. 3/4, str. 458–490.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Pravica družbenika do obveščenosti. Pravna praksa, št. 6–7, 2021, str. 8–10.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Prenos denarnih sredstev pred pravnomočnostjo sklepa o izvršbi. Pravna praksa, 2019, št. 23, str. 12–13.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Rubež materialnih stroškov – sprenevedanje ali neustrezna zakonska ureditev. Pravna praksa, št. 45, 2011, str. 10.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Stečaj samostojnega podjetnika posameznika. Pravna praksa, št. 19, 2009, str. 14–16.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan; TRATAR, Boštjan; BOLTIN, Tomaž. Praktični komentar novega ZGD-1. Lesce, 2006.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Izvršilni postopek: Prodaja nepremičnin posamično, po skupinah ali delih. Pravna praksa, št. 36–37, 2000, str. 10–13.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Stroški davčnega postopka. Pravna praksa, št. 32, 1999, str. 12–13.
- KERČMAR, Sebastjan. Vnaprejšnje izplačevanje nagrad postavljenim zagovornikom. Pravna praksa, št. 18, 1998.
Foreign Languages:
• English, German, Serbian, Croatian