Bulgarian Magistrate Competition Exam case studies
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The Bulgarian magistrate competition (конкурс за младши магистрати) is the entry route into the judiciary for law graduates seeking appointment as junior judges, prosecutors or investigating magistrates. Candidates sit the competition organised through the national judicial administration and are ranked before the Supreme Judicial Council decides on appointment to the initial junior position. The Bulgarian Magistrate Competition Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,754 words.
1Detention Without Prior Judicial Authorisation and the Right to Counsel
On 3 March at 22:40 police officers detained Ivan Petrov near a warehouse in Plovdiv on suspicion of theft of copper cable worth 4,200 BGN. The record of detention states only 'grounds under Art.
660 words, about 3 min2Share Transfer, Pre-emption and the Refusal to Register in the Commercial Register
OOD 'Alfa Stroy' has three partners: Marinov (40%), Georgieva (35%) and Trend EOOD (25%). The articles require that a partner wishing to transfer shares to a third party first offer them to the other partners at the price in a written offer, with a 30-day acceptance period.
582 words, about 3 min3Dismissal During Sick Leave and the Burden of Proving the Real Reason
Elena Dimitrova worked as a senior accountant at a private hospital for nine years. On 2 April she was hospitalised for surgery and submitted a sick-leave certificate for 45 days.
529 words, about 3 min4Building Permit, Neighbour's Standing and the Suspension of Administrative Acts
On 15 May the chief architect of Varna municipality issued a building permit for a six-storey block on a plot adjacent to Svetlana Koleva's house. The permit was published on the municipality's website on 16 May.
492 words, about 2 min5European Arrest Warrant, Dual Criminality and the Bulgarian National's Surrender
A German court issued a European arrest warrant on 12 January for Dimitar Ivanov, a Bulgarian national, for fraud causing loss of 35,000 EUR. The conduct is also an offence in Bulgaria (document fraud) punishable by up to five years.
491 words, about 2 min