Ljiljana Hrastinski-Jurčec, LLB Justice at the Civil Law Department of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia Personal data: Date of birth: 18 August 1959 Education and qualifications: Postgraduate studies Business Law and Transactions at the Faculty of Law, University of Osijek 1986 Passed the bar exam 1983 Graduated at the Faculty of Law, University of Osijek Judiciary professional experience: Sept 2013 - present Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia 2002 - 2013 Judge at the High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia (President of the Department of Commercial and Other Disputes, President of the Department for Monitoring and Supervision of Court Practice) 1991 - 2005 Judge of the Commercial Court in Osijek (President of the Bankruptcy Procedure Department of the Commercial Court in Osijek, President of the Distrait Department of the Commercial Court in Osijek) 1983 - 1993 Judicial trainee and counsellor at the Commercial Court in Osijek Membership in legal bodies and associations: Member of the Commercial Courts’ Judicial Council Member of the Judicial Academy Programme Committee Arbiter listed on the official list of arbiters of the Croatian Chamber of Economy for disputes not related to the international law Other activities: President of the Examination Commission for Insolvency Manager Exam Leader of the professional workshops for commercial court judges Leader of the Judicial Academy workshops for judicial trainees the Judicial Academy Member of the Examination Commission for Notary Public Exam with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia Member of the Advisory Council for Monitoring and Implementation of the Technical Assistance Project for Bankruptcies Member of Task Force providing expertise for the Advisory Council for Automation Project Implementation Policy – Common court management and court procedures in Croatian courts Member of several task groups for the preparation of amendments to the legislation at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia Publications and scientific papers: Author of several scientific papers and articles about distraint and bankruptcy law Author of several manuals for trainers and trainees on workshops