DOMINIK KUZMA

16 Woodland Way, Kingoodie, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DZ

Mobile: 07475 582420 e-mail: kuzma.d@gmail.com

Personal Statement

I am an LL.M. student of International Commercial Law from University of Dundee and a Slovenian

lawyer with almost 10 year of working experience in taxation law field with a master´s degree from

University of Ljubljana. I have years of experience in the field of International Taxation that I acquired

in the Slovenian Tax Administration and Slovenian Ministry of Finance. After the completion of

studies at the University of Dundee I am looking forward to broadening my knowledge even further

in the field of International Taxation and UK domestic taxation. With a great passion for learning new

things, especially in the field of tax law, and work ethics and dedication I am looking forward to any

and all work related challenges.

EDUCATION

15/09/2015 – present - School of Law, University of Dundee (Scotland)

LL.M. in International Commercial Law

Modules Included:

Private International Law of Business Transactions

Principles of UK Company Law

International Taxation

Intellectual Property Rights

6/5/2010 - National Judicial Exam at High Court in Ljubljana, High Court Ljubljana, Ljubljana

(Slovenia)

01/10/2006–26/03/2014 Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Master of Science in Commercial and Civil Law

Master´s Thesis: Property law terms in taxation acts that deal with taxation of individuals,

with emphasis on the Personal Income Tax Law.

Modules Included:

Civil Law (7 fields of civil law)

Philosophy of Law

Company Law

Bankruptcy Law

Property Law

01/10/1999–29/09/2004 Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Bachelor of Law (4 year studies)

Thesis: Acts of the civil service in connection with internal instructions.

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/08/2015 – present - self-employed

After I moved to Scotland with my family, I continued with the editorial work on a Newsletter

for the Association of International Tax Consultants (AITC) based in Switzerland.

19/04/2014–1/05/2015 – Freelance in Bayreuth (Germany)

Contractual work:

- editor of Newsletter for Association of International Tax Consultants (AITC); editing and

writing articles on Tax issues for AITC Tax Flash (see http://aitc-pro.com/en/).

- consultant on IP right for the Uplu d.o.o., entertainment company from Slovenia;

preparation of contracts for transfer of IP rights, preparing the Terms of Services, preparing

the application for TM registration at OHIM and WIPO.

01/01/2012–18/04/2014 – Undersecretary at Ministry of Finance, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Department for System of taxation of individual persons;

- Preparation of systemic solutions, legislation proposals and other acts regarding taxation of

individuals;

- Preparation of legal and expert opinions regarding taxation of individuals;

- Required expert knowledge of Individual taxation, Corporate Taxation, Taxation of property,

Social Security System of Slovenia, Tax Administrative Procedure, Civil (obligations and labour

law) and specifically Property Law.

The experience at the Ministry of finance was precious because it provided insight into the

drafting of legislation procedure. The work involved dealing with the experts of the highest

stature and politicians. The work duties often required me to defend the legislation proposals

of the Ministry against the contrary arguments, which was an exciting, creative and of course

stressful work.

18/10/2004–31/12/2011 - Senior Advisor in Tax Administration of Slovenia, Special Tax

Office, Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Connected with this: president of the board of owners of the building on Gospodinjska ulica,

Ljubljana; member of the group for introduction of Horizontal monitoring in Slovenia; until

2009 content head of the working group for reorganization of the official Tax Administration

Internal Internet (Intranet).

- Preparation of expert legal opinions, legal tax and penalty decisions, opinions regarding

drafts of taxation acts, close cooperation with tax inspectors with legal and procedural

support.

Working at the Special Tax office gave me access to Slovenia´s best Tax Inspectors, which

were a delight to work with. Connecting the knowledge of the tax procedure and material tax

legislation with the financial knowledge of the tax inspectors was the main function of a legal

advisor at the Special Tax office. Next to this I had the opportunity to work with the advisors

of all the Tax Payers (biggest companies in Slovenia). Many advisors came from the largest

Tax Advisory firms in Slovenia. Connecting the views of tax inspectors and tax advisors and

dealing with the conflicts between those views was one of the most interesting aspects of

the legal work at the Tax Office.

INTERESTS

Family

I am a father of two 5 year old kids. The time I spend with them is priceless to me and I try to

experience as much as I can with them until they decide I am too old and too boring.

Writing

I have a passion for writing. Since I left Slovenia with my family, I have been writing a diary of the

things we encounter and experience in the form of an internet blog. Next to this I have begun to

write a book of the legal perspective of EU migrants – basically writing about all the obstacles an EU

migrant faces in the common EU market that is supposed to be without borders and obstacles.

Sports

Karate is my constant companion since my childhood. Currently I am a member of Dempsey Karate

Club in Dundee and I plan to do Karate until I have enough strength in my legs and breath in my

chest.

SKILLS

Communication Skills

I have communication skills in English acquired through schooling (English terminology Class, English

Legal Articles that were the source of the master´s degree thesis) and professional interactions –

international and Fiscalis workshops and working visits (in Bruges (2012), Bregenz (2013),

Netherlands (2010) Estonia (2008), CEF International Workshops (e.g. Auditing MNE`s (2008) or

Introduction to Taxation and Tax Reform (2012) and also living abroad since May 2014 (Germany,

from May 2015 in Scotland). Also I have successfully passed the IELTS exams in Edinburgh with an

overall band score of 8.5 (CEFR level C2). My native language is Slovenian. I also know Croatian and

Serbian and have a passive knowledge of German language.

I work very well in a group as a leader, equal or as a subordinate. However, if the work requires it I

am also capable of solving problems on my own. Despite this I strongly believe that an efficient and

well-coordinated working group can do amazing things.

Organisational / managerial skills

I have been assigned to leading teams of over 10 people (Reorganisation of Intranet of the Tax

Administration of Slovenia), heading working meetings (as president building community

Gospodinjska ulica), and educating (internal education for purposes of Penalty Law Exam, internal

education on the usage of SAP – eDIS).

Computer skills

Advanced MS Office, Open/Libre Office, owner of a Wordpress website from 2014, SAP e-DIS

software solution, MailChimp, GIMP2. Ability to quickly learn and use new software in OS Windows

and Android.

I will procure references on request.