On 23 May 2013, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia decided to scrutinize the constitutionality of Article 103 para. 1 of the Law on Planning and Construction (Zakon o planiranji i izgradnji, Official Gazette RS no. 72/2009, 81/2009, 64/2010, 24/2011, 121/2012 and 42/2013), regulating conversion of the right of use on construction land […]
The Law on Patients’ Rights (Zakon o pravima pacijenata, “Official Gazette of RS” no. 45/2013”) came into force on 30 May 2013. The Law promulgates a catalogue of general patients’ rights, amongst which certain rights are introduced for the first time in Serbia (such as the right to quality healthcare, right to a second professional […]
While Belgrade was falling into the Christmas festive spirit, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition (“Commission“) was busy in the last months of 2016 with new decisions and studies. The Commission goes sector-focused Recent studies and announcements indicate that the Commission is assuming sector-specific approach. In November 2016, the Commission published an external study […]
BDK Advokati has advised Blue Sea Cap, one of the leading regional PEs and the owner of the private healthcare platform Medigroup, on the acquisition of 75% of capital in the mesotherapy clinic Ioanna. The BDK team was led by senior partner Vladimir Dašić, who was assisted by associate Mila Drljević.
BDK Advokati has advised Iron Mountain, a NYSE-listed storage and information management company and a member of FORTUNE 1000, on the acquisition of Data Outsourcing Centre d.o.o., one of the leading companies in Serbia in the archive management, imaging services and data storage. Senior partner Vladimir Dašić and senior associate Marija Doci advised on the […]
The National Assembly of Serbia has recently passed the amendments to the Criminal Code. One of the amendments revamps the provisions on criminalization of cartels. New Article 229 of the Criminal Code reads: Whoever within a market undertaking enters into a restrictive agreement to fix prices, limit production or sales, or share markets, and this […]
The aftermarket for motor vehicles (i.e., distribution of spare parts, and provision of repair and maintenance services) is still not subject to sector-specific competition rules, but this may soon change. The Serbian Commission for the Protection of Competition (“Commission“) has recently published an external study on aftermarkets for motor vehicles (and household durables).1 The results of […]
CEE Legal Matters has our Managing Partner Tijana Kojović discuss ongoing issues in the Belgrade Bar.
In mid-October Serbian press widely reported about the direct marketing of breast milk substitutes to women who recently gave birth. The media were abuzz with speculations that somebody must have sold to the distribution company contact details necessary to send the promotional letters, and that privacy of the women was somehow compromised. It has turned […]
Requirement that a party be represented by qualified attorney The disputed provision of the Law on Civil Procedure required that a party be represented in civil litigation by a qualified attorney, unless it opts for self-representation. Legal entities could have also been represented by an in-house lawyer employed with the entity, provided the in-house counsel […]
