Law Office of JUDr. Dalibor Pavelka
Hlohovec · Slovakia

Thoughtful solutions
to your legal concerns

We help companies, entrepreneurs and families — including clients from abroad — find solutions that hold up, in court and out of it. In English and Slovak.

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About the firm

Discretion and care
in every matter

Based in Hlohovec, the law office serves business companies and individuals — entrepreneurs as well as private clients.

Besides providing legal services, the office also acts as an authorised person for public sector partners under Act No. 315/2016 Coll. on the Register of Public Sector Partners.

Our aim is to provide legal services and advice that resolve our clients' legal matters to their complete satisfaction.

We advise on Slovak law in both English and Slovak, and always take into account the cross-border context and international aspects of each client's matter.

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Flexibility We adapt to the needs of each client and the particulars of their legal problem.
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Transparency We tell clients in advance about the legal procedure, the costs and the realistic prospects of their case.
III.
Personal approach Every client receives individual attention — we respect their particular requirements.
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Confidentiality Everyone at the office is bound by law to keep confidential all facts they learn in the course of legal practice.
Practice areas

Where we
can help

From commercial contracts to consumer credit disputes — six areas of law in which we help clients in Hlohovec and beyond.

Commercial law

Setting up limited companies, changes in the Commercial Register, contracts, debt recovery and representation in bankruptcy and restructuring.

Commercial law

  • incorporating companies and registering them in the Commercial Register, including legal advice on setting up a company and dealings with the trade licensing department of the district office and with the tax office
  • registering changes to company details in the Commercial Register (transfer of a business share, change of registered office, new business activities, merger with another company, division of a company, etc.); we deal with the authorities and the Commercial Register electronically, which substantially reduces court and administrative fees
  • trade licence notifications (unregulated, craft and regulated trades) and related legal advice
  • out-of-court and court recovery of receivables (in contentious and order-for-payment proceedings) and representation in enforcement proceedings
  • drafting and reviewing all types of commercial contracts and filings
  • representation in commercial disputes in court
  • filing claims and representation in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings
  • legal advice and representation in protection against unfair competition
  • legal advice on securities law
Company formation Commercial Register Contracts Debt recovery

Civil law

Extensive experience in civil litigation, drafting contracts, settling property rights and recovering debts.

Civil law

  • representing clients in all types of civil disputes and in non-contentious proceedings
  • drafting purchase, gift, exchange, lease and loan agreements, agreements on a future purchase contract, contracts for work and any other contracts governed by the Civil Code
  • legal advice and representation in settling ownership and use rights to real estate (dissolving and settling co-ownership, acquisitive prescription, eviction, etc.)
  • legal advice and representation in settling the joint property of spouses after divorce (or dissolving it during the marriage)
  • legal advice and representation in claims for defects, damages and unjust enrichment
  • legal advice and representation in claims for compensation or non-pecuniary damage after traffic accidents or workplace injuries
  • out-of-court and court recovery of receivables and representation in enforcement proceedings
  • securing obligations (lien, guarantee, right of retention, acknowledgement of debt, etc.)
  • legal advice and representation in protecting ownership rights (including neighbour disputes)
  • representation in probate proceedings and in court proceedings to declare wills and deeds of disinheritance invalid
  • protecting clients' copyright
  • setting up and registering civic associations and registering later changes
Purchase agreements Ownership Real estate Enforcement

Family law

Divorce, maintenance, care of children, paternity and recovery of unpaid maintenance.

Family law

Legal advice, drafting applications and representation in court proceedings:

  • for divorce
  • in maintenance matters (parents' duty to maintain their children, maintenance for a divorced spouse, maintenance and certain costs for an unmarried mother, etc.)
  • in matters of care for minor children and related legal relations (custody by one parent or shared custody, contact arrangements and changes to them, substitute care, adoption, court approval of legal acts of minors, etc.)
  • to determine paternity, on whether paternity may be denied, and for denial of paternity

Drafting applications and representing clients in enforcement proceedings to recover maintenance (current and overdue).
Divorce Maintenance Children Paternity

Employment law

A wide range of services for employers and employees — employment contracts, executive contracts, internal policies and representation in disputes.

Employment law

  • drafting employment contracts, agreements on work performed outside an employment relationship and executive contracts, as well as all agreements between employers and employees during or at the end of employment (agreement on material liability, on wage deductions, on further qualification, on restricting gainful activity after employment ends, etc.)
  • preparing complete employment documentation for employers (internal regulations and policies, work rules, organisational rules, code of ethics, etc.)
  • representing clients (employers and employees) in employment disputes in court
Employment contracts Agreements Employment disputes

Administrative law

Representation in proceedings before administrative authorities and in administrative courts — administrative procedure, minor offences, the land register and tax procedure.

Administrative law

  • drafting applications to start administrative proceedings and filings in pending proceedings under the Administrative Procedure Code and in proceedings governed by special laws (Minor Offences Act, Cadastral Act, Tax Procedure Code, etc.)
  • representing clients before administrative authorities (municipalities, district offices, the Slovak Trade Inspection, labour inspectorates, the Social Insurance Agency, health insurers, traffic inspectorates, etc.)
  • representing clients in administrative justice, i.e. in court proceedings under Act No. 162/2015 Coll., the Administrative Court Procedure Code
Administrative proceedings Minor offences Administrative courts

Consumer law

Long-standing, successful representation of consumers in credit agreement disputes with non-bank lenders and banks. Interest-free loans and refunds of overpayments.

Consumer law

The office has long and very successfully advised and represented consumers in disputes arising from consumer contracts, in particular in court proceedings to enforce and protect consumers' rights under credit agreements, revolving credit agreements and similar contracts concluded with non-bank lenders.

Credit agreements concluded with non-bank lenders, and also with banks (e.g. Prima banka Slovensko, a.s. or Poštová banka, a.s.), are very often interest-free and free of charges because they lack several requirements set by law. Under such an agreement, the consumer only has to repay the amount actually borrowed, and the lender has no right to charge any interest or fees. In practice, consumers often overpay their loans without realising it: the bank or non-bank lender is unjustly enriched, and the consumer is entitled to a refund of everything paid beyond the amount actually lent.

Do you have, or have you had, a credit agreement with a non-bank lender or a bank? Contact us to have it reviewed. We will give you a free consultation and suggest how to recover the money the lender received from you unlawfully.
Credit agreements Non-bank lenders Overpayment refunds
§ 315/2016
Coll.
Authorised person for public sector partners
The office also acts as an authorised person for public sector partners under Act No. 315/2016 Coll. on the Register of Public Sector Partners. If you are interested, please contact us.
Fees

Lawyer's fees
without surprises

Lawyers' fees in Slovakia are governed by Decree of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic No. 655/2004 Coll. on the fees and compensation of attorneys for legal services. The decree distinguishes between a contractual fee and a tariff fee. A contractual fee can be agreed with the lawyer before the legal service is provided and, under Section 2(2) of the decree, may be:

a) Hourly fee

Used mainly for consultations — a fixed amount for a period of time, usually for each hour or half-hour started. In factually simple matters a consultation usually takes half an hour to an hour. For a consultation only: €20 – €40 for each half-hour started, depending on the complexity of the matter.

b) Flat fee

Used for corporate clients on a regular basis, for drafting contracts or for representing companies in Commercial Register matters. A fixed amount for legal services over a set period, or for handling a matter or a group of matters in full.

c) Percentage fee

Used for representation in claims for payment of money. It is a percentage of the value of the claim — the agreed percentage may not exceed 20%.

Tariff fee — basic rates

If no contractual fee is agreed, the tariff fee applies according to the following table:

Tariff value of the matter Basic rate of the tariff fee
up to €165.97€16.60
over €165.97 up to €663.88€16.60 + €1.66 for each €33.19 or part of it above €165.97
over €663.88 up to €6,638.78€41.49 + €9.96 for each €331.94 or part of it above €663.88
over €6,638.78 up to €33,193.92€220.74 + €16.60 for each €1,659.70 or part of it above €6,638.78
over €33,193.92€486.29 + €6.64 for each €3,319.39 or part of it above €33,193.92

Example: Representation in proceedings to recover a debt of €1,500 — the basic rate of the tariff fee is €71.37. Representation in divorce proceedings — the basic rate per act is €122 (in 2026). Total fee = number of acts × basic rate.

How the tariff fee is calculated

Lawyers' fees are surrounded by a number of myths, mostly negative ones. That is why prospective clients should know in advance the legal framework that governs lawyers' fees, from which the fee in a given matter can be worked out.

The tariff fee is based on the tariff value of the matter, which is set by the value of the matter (for example, the amount claimed) or by the type of matter. The basic rate of the tariff fee is then derived from the tariff value according to the table above.

Acts of legal service that a lawyer may perform when representing a client include, in particular:

  • taking on and preparing the representation, including the first meeting with the client,
  • each further meeting or discussion with the client, per full hour,
  • a written submission on the merits to a court, another authority or the opposing party,
  • attending proceedings before a court or another authority and conciliation proceedings, for every two hours or part of them, regardless of the number of consecutive acts performed within those two hours; if an act or a series of consecutive acts lasts more than four hours, the fee is due for every two full hours,
  • preparing a legal analysis of the matter,
  • negotiating with the opposing party, per full hour,
  • an application for an interim measure made before proceedings begin, an appeal against such a decision on an interim measure, an application for a retrial, an appeal, an appeal on a point of law, a request to file an extraordinary appeal on a point of law,
  • drafting a document recording a legal act, or substantially revising one.

The total tariff fee is the basic rate of the tariff fee multiplied by the number of acts of legal service performed.

Example 1: When representing a client in court proceedings to recover a debt of €1,500 (the tariff value of the matter), the basic rate of the tariff fee is €71.37 [(€1,500 – €663.88) = €836.12 / €331.94 = 2.52 → (3 × €9.96) + €41.49 = €71.37].

When representing a client in court proceedings where the value of the matter or right cannot be expressed in money (divorce, maintenance, declaratory actions, invalidity of a legal act, eviction from real estate, etc.), the basic rate per act of legal service is one thirteenth of the calculation base, i.e. €122 (in 2026; the amount changes every year with the average wage).

Example 2: When representing a client in divorce proceedings where the basic rate of the tariff fee is €122 and the lawyer has performed the following acts of legal service:

  • taking on and preparing the representation, including the first meeting with the client,
  • a written submission on the merits to the court (filing the petition),
  • attending the hearing,

the lawyer's total tariff fee is €366 (3 × €122).
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Free initial consultation If you come to us for legal help that requires an act of legal service (drafting a contract, taking on representation in court proceedings, drafting a lawsuit, an appeal or another submission to a court or an administrative authority), the initial consultation is free of charge.
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Lawyer JUDr. Dalibor Pavelka
Address Pribinova 46, 920 01 Hlohovec, Slovakia
Mobile +421 907 206 602
Email akpavelka@outlook.com
Company ID 42 402 344
Tax ID 1078439967
Languages English · Slovak
Office address
Pribinova 46
920 01 Hlohovec · Slovakia
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