Tijana Kojović, managing partner of BDK Advokati, co-moderated with Milan Lazić, partner in Karanović & Partners, the AmCham Roundtable on Judicial Practice in Commercial Practice. The participants to the roundtable were Nela Kuburović, the Minister of Justice, Vesna Lazarević, deputy president of the Administrative Court, Radmila Obućina, president of the Commercial Court of Appeals, Jovan […]
Canadian mid-tier gold and base metals producer Eldorado Gold sells its two Serbian mining companies Tara Gold and South Danube Metals to Ibaera Capital, an Australian PE focused on exploration and project development. Eldorado Gold was advised by BDK Advokati’s senior partner Vladimir Dašić and associate Sanja Dedović.
The Serbian government has sent to the National Assembly a bill on the amendments to the personal income tax and social contributions laws. The new rules are supposed to apply as of 1 January 2020. The proposed changes are numerous, but the ones that attracted most attention are changes in the way of taxation of […]
Senior associate Milica Basta participated in a conference on initial results and most frequent dilemmas in the implementation of the new Data Protection Act. The conference, held on 27 November 2019 in Belgrade, gathered nearly 50 representatives of the companies operating in the Serbian market. The agency Forum Media organised the event. Milica held a presentation on […]
BDK Advokati contributed to the latest edition of Chambers and Partners Practical guide on Gaming. The chapter on Montenegro is authored by Luka Popović, partner and Stefan Đurović, junior associate in BDK Advokati Montenegro. The chapter offers a detailed account of licencing and regulatory framework applicable to the gaming industry in Montenegro, such as the […]
Labiana Group, one of the global leaders in animal health industry, closed the acquisition of all issued shares in Veterinary Institute of Subotica (Vetzavod), a Serbian leading animal vaccine producer. Labiana acquired 67.05% of Vetzavod’ shares from Victoria Group AD and 32.95% from Sojaprotein AD. Labiana Group has two pharmaceuticals plants in Spain and is […]
The Ministry of Finance has finally reversed its own 2007 opinion which incorrectly held that gross payments on a notional amount under an interest rate swap agreement between a Serbian resident and a non-resident are subject to withholding tax on interest. This opinion was obviously wrong as it overlooked the economic essence of the payments […]
Senior partner Vladimir Dašić shared his thoughts on “Drivers, issues and countermeasures” at a panel organized by SEE Private equity and M&A forum in Belgrade. Other speakers at the panel were Alexandra Nagle from Alantra and Leo Morozov from Fortenova group. Vladimir emphasized the importance of maintaining a regional perspective because this is what gives investors the opportunity to […]
Serbian Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection (“Commissioner”) issued on 16 January 2020 the long-awaited Standard Contractual Clauses (“Serbian SCCs”). The document will become applicable on 30 January 2020. Serbian SCCs are not designed as a cross-border transfer instrument first and foremost. Rather, the clauses apply to a controller-processor relationship irrespective […]
