The Minister of Capital Investment in the newly elected Government of Montenegro announced on 24 December 2020 that the Government will not grant any more state aid to the national airline Montenegro Airlines. The decision equals a death verdict for the airline, as it’s only chance of survival was the 2019 Law on Investment into […]
At one of the last sessions this year, the Serbian parliament voted to adopt the Digital Assets Act (Zakon o digitalnoj imovini) intended to regulate, but also enhance, the use of cryptocurrencies and similar instruments in Serbia. The new legislation, which will apply from June 2021, was adopted substantially as proposed in the draft which […]
A court in Germany rendered a decision on 24 September 2020, re-affirming the position of supervisory authorities and courts in Europe that processing of data by CCTV in a public area is generally prohibited. The decision should be noted because it provides a detailed analysis of the conditions under which the use of CCTV is […]
The National Bank of Serbia has adopted new measures to facilitate loan and financial leasing instalment repayments to corporate clients affected by COVID-19 pandemic, which have come into force on 15 December 2020. Banks and financial leasing providers are obliged to publish on their websites an offer to the clients affected by COVID-19 pandemic for […]
On 9 November 2020 Belgian Data Protection Authority (“APD“) rendered a decision confirming that the employee’s consent can be a valid ground for processing under certain conditions. The decision by APD also points to the importance of including in a notice to data subjects all elements required by the GDPR. I. Background The […]
Partner Bogdan Ivanišević and senior associate Bisera Andrijašević authored the chapter on Serbia in the 2021 edition of Lexology Getting the Deal Through publication Life Sciences. The contribution provides a comprehensive overview of the legislative and regulatory landscape in Serbia for the life sciences industry. We examined the organisation and financing of healthcare structures, the […]
Medigroup system acquired Affidea Special Hospital, a modern and well-equipped diagnostic centre in Belgrade (Serbia). BDK Advokati advised Affidea Diagnostic B.V. on this transaction. Affidea Special Hospital is well known for diagnostic services including MRI, MDCT, mammography, X-ray, ultrasound, EEG, EMNG, gynecological ultrasound etc. The sale will enable Medigroup to expand its network and offer […]
Senior associate Milica Basta spoke at the online conference “Data Protection – 2020” hosted by the agency Forum Media from Belgrade. The event took place on 30 November 2020. More than 30 professionals from public and private sectors attended. Milica spoke on the two-year implementation of GDPR in EU as a guide for application of […]
On 10 November 2020, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina passed a decision relevant for the permissibility of staff leasing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Background According to the facts presented in the decision, two companies in the Federation B&H entered into a one-year long staff leasing agreement whereby Company A, as the service provider, […]
