Meeting with president of the Judiciary Committee of the Croatian Parliament Orsat Miljenić

The presentation of the AmCham’s position paper on Education and Specialization in Legal Profession as well as possible further improvement of the judiciary system was the aim of the meeting between AmCham representatives and Mr. Orsat Miljenić, president of the Judiciary Committee of the Croatian Parliament. Ms. Andrea Doko Jelušić, Executive Director of AmCham talked about the reasons for the very position paper, like frequent changes in regulation, lack of stable court practice, and consequently the perception of lengthy court procedures. Mr. Krešimir Lipovšćak, president of AmCham Judiciary Committee and partner at Crowe Horwath spoke about the state of play in Croatia, examples of good practice in Europe and presented te position paper’s recommendations for the improvement of the existing system and practices related to training in the legal profession in Croatia. Mr. Miljenić expressed his support of AmCham’s activities and agreed on the recommendations that could lead to a significant improvement of the legal system and improve Croatia’s competitiveness. This meeting was also an opportunity to discuss in a more detailed manner further joint activities and future cooperation.