Slovak courts do not have jurisdiction to order an interim measure after the commencement of arbitral proceedings. Ruling of the Regional Court in Bratislava [SVK], file No 2 Cob 74/2013, dated 14 March 2013 and Ruling of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic, file No 5 Obdo 24/2013, dated 12 June 2013

Slovak courts have no jurisdiction to order interim measures after the initiation of arbitral proceedings even when the arbitral tribunal has not been constituted yet. A court has jurisdiction to issue an interim measure only before the commencement of arbitral proceedings. 

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about the authors

Martina Kasemová, Lawyer, Allen & Overy Bratislava, s.r.o.

e-mail: Martina.Kasemova@AllenOvery.com


Martin Magál, Partner, Allen & Overy Bratislava, s.r.o.

e-mail: Martin.Magal@AllenOvery.com