This article deals with the law of the Slovak Republic and its application by Slovak courts and authorities.
If your Slovak business partner hasn’t paid an invoice, time works against you — commercial claims in Slovakia are generally time-barred after four years, and a debtor’s ability to pay tends to deteriorate. Recovery proceeds under Slovak law before Slovak courts, but as a foreign creditor you don’t need to attend in person.
Step one is a formal pre-action demand from a Slovak law firm — it often works by itself, because it signals to the debtor that the costs of proceedings will land on their side. If it doesn’t, we file for a Slovak payment order in the electronic “reminder procedure”: fast, fully online, with a court fee reduced by half.
For an undisputed invoice the court typically issues the payment order within ten working days; if the debtor files no objection, you hold an enforceable title and a court-appointed enforcement officer collects the debt. If the debtor has meanwhile entered Slovak insolvency, the claim must be filed with the trustee within the statutory deadline — missing it is forgiven only exceptionally.
From abroad, all we need are the documents (contract or order, invoice, delivery records) and a signed power of attorney. We tell you the strategy, the costs and a realistic recovery assessment up front — including a check of the debtor’s assets in Slovak registers.