BDK Advokati’s partner Luka Popović was elected a member of the board of governors of AmCham Montenegro on its general assembly held on 20 July. BDK Advokati has been a long time AmCham member and an active participant in its sectoral committees, and Luka’s election further confirms our commitment to contribute AmCham and help in […]
In 2020, Serbian Supreme Court of Cassation reversed the decisions of the lower courts which had found that an employee who had refused to enter into an annex to employment agreement was lawfully terminated. Under Serbian law, the terms of employment agreement can be amended through a special procedure which involves the employer’s offer to […]
Our partner Bogdan Ivanišević for CEE Legal Matters on the first 18 months of implementation of the Serbian Data Protection Act, and on a publication by Data Protection Commissioner as a contribution to the development of data protection law in Serbia.
Our partner Bogdan Ivanišević spoke for Nova Ekonomija on the proposal of the Protection of Trade Secrets Act. Serbian parliament subsequently adopted the law, on 27 May 2021. Bogdan noted that the proposal of the new law introduces numerous novelties in Serbian legal framework, aimed at strengthening the legal protection of trade secrets. He pointed […]
Hungarian real estate investor Indotek Group has signed a sale and purchase agreement for the purchase of 11 office buildings from Globe Trade Centre (GTC) for the proposed acquisition price of EUR 267,6 million. The GTC office portfolio is located in New Belgrade, a prime business district in Belgrade, and consists of 11 premium quality […]
Trade with the EU prompts the need for compliance with EU law Serbia does not yet have legislation requiring its companies and other businesses to monitor the compliance with human rights and environmental standards throughout their value chains. However, such requirements are becoming increasingly relevant for Serbian companies, given the country’s high dependence on trade […]
On 20 November 2020, the Austrian Federal Administrative Court issued a judgement. Contrary to the decision of the Data Protection Authority (“DPA“), the Court found a violation of the data subject’s rights. The judgement has shown how two different authorities can come to opposite conclusions based on the same facts and methodology. Background The judgement […]
The Serbian Parliament has enacted the Climate Change Act[1] with a view to further harmonize its legislation with its obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the related Paris Agreement, as well as with aquis. Driven by the Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Climate Change […]
On 21 April 2021, the Serbian Government announced that it has reached a final deal with a group representing interests of freelance internet workers on the partial amnesty for the unpaid past income tax and social security contributions and on the new rules of taxation of their income. The final agreement was a result of […]
The provision of the Labour Act allowing termination for redundancy does not distinguish between fixed-term and permanent employees. The distinction between indefinite-term and fixed-term employees is made only with respect to the obligation to pass mass redundancy programme, which is triggered if certain minimum number of indefinite-term employees is being declared redundant. Redundancy occurs when […]
