At its sitting on July 16, 2026, the Constitutional Court admitted for consideration on the merits the request of the Sofia District Court, Panel 151, to declare unconstitutional Article 36a, paragraph 1, of the Bar Act (published in the State Gazette, No. 55 of 2004; last amended and supplemented in Issue No. 17 of 2026) in the part stating “and the amount of his remuneration under the conditions of Article 36, paragraphs 3 and 4”. The reporting judge in Case No. 13/2026 is Judge Krasimir Vlahov.
Eleven constitutional judges participated in the sitting.
The Resolution was adopted with 10 votes “in favor.”
The Resolution was signed with a concurring opinion by Judge Nevin Feti and a dissenting opinion by Judge Atanas Semov.
The full text of the Resolution: https://www.constcourt.bg/bg/act-10379