The restructuring of Agrokor represents a specific case of resolving the insolvency situation, as it is based on a law that was actually written for only one case, i.e. Agrokor. Even before the financial restructuring plan or the Settlement Plan was adopted, the extraordinary administration proceeding, based on the Lex Agrokor, was also sought to be recognized in Slovenia. The recognition would have the consequence that the claim enforcement and security proceeding on Agrokor's property in Slovenia would be prohibited, most of which are shares in the most valuable company in the group, Mercator. The courts refused to recognize it, finding the existence of substantive consolidation, which primarily violates the corporate separateness of legal entities in a group of companies, and opposition to public order for violating the principle of equal treatment of creditors. The aim of the master thesis is to confirm the hypothesis of the existence of substantive consolidation, and other institutes that interfere with the principle of equal treatment of creditors are also discussed. The courts refused to recognize the extraordinary administration procedure due to the provisions of Lex Agrokor which is presented in detail. With regard to the institute of substantive consolidation, the courts referred to the UNCITRAL guidelines, which are thus included in my thesis. Based on the presentation of the conclusions and the main parts of the Settlement Plan in the case of Agrokor, an analysis of the final method of restructuring is performed through the prism of the main arguments of the courts. The author establishes the existence of material consolidation in the forms of repayments, but not in determining the amount of repayments of an individual creditor's claim, which is why he believes that such a method of substantive consolidation should be permissible, as it brings significant benefits. Additionally, it also confirms or rejects other interferences in the equal treatment of creditors. In conclusion, he appeals to the domestic legislator to regulate the issue of insolvency of groups.
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