BDK’s Marko Popović has authored an article published on Startit, a website launched by SEE ICT, a Serbian non-profit that provides support to startups and entrepreneurs, and all organizations and individuals improving life and work with technology. Entitled “Think about your domain before a lawsuit is filed”, the article deals with legal issues that may arise out of selecting a domain […]
The Serbian Commission for protection of Competition has circulated to the legal community for comments its proposal of a new decree on the content of merger notification (“Draft Merger Decree“). I will not discuss all proposed changes and shortcomings of the new draft but will focus on major structural changes to the present merger notification […]
The latest amendments to the Serbian Law on Foreign Exchange Transactions (Zakon o deviznom poslovanju, Official Gazette of the RS 62/2006, 31/2011 and 119/2012) (“Forex Law”), adopted in 2012, liberalized in a nutshell the regime applicable to foreign trade set-offs by scrapping the requirement for the approval by the Ministry of Finance. However, the liberalization […]
The Serbian Whistleblowers Protection Act (“Whistleblower Act”), which applies from 5th of June, focuses on the protection of whistleblowers, by stipulating a number of safeguards that should encourage potential whistleblowers to report on unlawful activities in their working environments without fearing retaliatory consequences. To the extent the functioning of a whistleblower scheme involves processing of personal data […]
News reports published in the second half of May 2015: “Drama of the legendary actor: Gaga Nikolić is fighting for his life!”; “The actor is in critical condition: Dragan Nikolić is fighting for his life”; “Dragan Nikolić at the hospital, the condition is not critical.” Public figures also have a right “to be left alone” […]
Bogdan Ivanišević, co-head of BDK’s Life Sciences and Healthcare sector group, and Slobodan Trivić, associate in the group, wrote an article for the Experts Review section in June 2015 issue of CEE Legal Matters. The article is entitled “Approach to Regulatory Issues in Serbian Pharmaceutical M&A”. The article is currently provided to subscribers only; it […]
IFLR 1000 has ranked BDK Advokati/Attorneys at Law as a top-tier law firm in Energy and infrastructure, both in Serbia and Montenegro. BDK’s Dragoljub Cibulić has been recognized as a leading lawyer in this area. The rankings are based on three key criteria: transactional evidence, client feedback and peer feedback. BDK is pleased to have […]
On 24 June 2015, BDK Advokati/Attorneys hosted a cocktail party to mark the opening of new premises at Majke Jevrosime 23, Belgrade. We had the honor of socializing with our clients in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. We thank all of our clients who were able to join us and who continue to put their […]
In my last post, I reported on the on-going investigation into the 2012 acquisition of a 50% stake in the publishing house Politika newspapers and magazines. The buyer of a 50% stake from the well-known German publisher WAZ was a then unknown, formally Russian, company East Media Group. The other 50% remained in the hands of a state-owned […]
