Bulgarian Magistrate Competition Exam study plan

Map the Civil Procedure code into a one-page flowchart from claim filing through res judicata, marking each deadline

Reproduce from memory the rules on representation, joinder of parties and third-party intervention, then correct gaps against the statute

Distinguish the types of obligations (obligations to give, to do, not to do) and draft a short comparative table with remedies for breach

Solve 15 fact patterns on performance, default and damages, writing the applicable rule before the conclusion

Build a timeline of criminal proceedings from pre-trial investigation to final judgment, naming the authority competent at each stage

List the grounds excluding criminal responsibility and match each to a two-sentence hypothetical

Summarise the constitutional review powers of the Constitutional Court and the conditions for referring a question to it

Compare the constitutional guarantees of the right to liberty and fair trial with their criminal procedure implementation

Draft a model civil claim and a model indictment skeleton, checking each mandatory element against the statute

Explain the appellate and cassation grounds in civil and criminal procedure side by side

Work through evidence rules in both procedures: burden of proof, admissibility and evaluation

Resolve 10 mixed procedural scenarios, deciding which court has jurisdiction and which remedy applies

Sequence the administrative procedure from application to final administrative act, noting silence-of-the-administration rules

Identify the grounds for judicial review of administrative acts and the scope of the court's power to annul or modify

Distinguish the types of administrative acts and the consequences of invalidity versus unlawfulness

Explain the hierarchy of normative acts and test ten examples for conformity with higher law

Outline the formation, representation and liability of the main company forms, highlighting differences in minimum capital and organ structure

Trace the procedure for insolvency opening and the ranking of creditors

Map the matrimonial property regimes and the grounds for divorce, with the consequences for each

Chart the intestate succession order and the rules on compulsory share, computing two worked examples

Explain the acquisition, transfer and protection of ownership, including the good-faith acquisition rules

Distinguish the security interests over property and the order of priority among creditors

Summarise the employment contract: formation, modification, termination and the grounds for dismissal with notice periods

Identify the main social security benefits and the conditions for entitlement to each

Describe the structure of the judiciary, the bodies of judicial self-government and the constitutional guarantees of judicial independence

State the grounds for disciplinary liability and incompatibility of magistrates

Summarise the preliminary ruling procedure and the principles of direct effect and primacy

Outline the main instruments of international judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters

Complete two full-length timed simulations under exam conditions and score each by domain

Review every error from the simulations and re-read only the provisions behind them

Rehearse the highest-weight outlines from weeks 1 to 4 at recall speed, flagging anything not retrievable in 30 seconds

Consolidate a final one-page list of the deadlines and limitation periods most likely to be tested