The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Serbia

• Serbian Labor Environment and Employment Incentives For Foreign Investors

  Since the commencement of transition process in Serbia and inflow of foreign investments, labor law has been characterized by the foreign investors as one of the main obstacles for such investments, together with the inefficient state administration, unsettled ownership status of real estate, political instability and related risks of investment etc.
  - Joksovic, Stojanovic & Partners

• Corporate Recent News Highlights

  Recently in Serbia, a set of laws governing the business operations of companies has been adopted. Among them the most important is the new Company Law, which came into force on 1 February 2012.
  - Karanovic & Nikolic

• LABOR LAW: IN NEED FOR MODERNIZATION

  Dr Slobodan Doklestic Partner, Karanovic & Nikolic
  - Karanovic & Nikolic

• New regulatory framework for public-private partnerships in the Republic of Serbia

  I. Legislative reform in the field of public-private partnership ............................................(Pg. 2) II. Previous experience with PPP projects in Serbia ...................................................(Pg. 2) III. New regulatory framework ..................(Pg. 3) IV. Challenges in the implementation of the new PPP framework .......................................(Pg. 6)
  - Karanovic & Nikolic

• NEW COMPANY LAW IN SERBIA

  In May 2011, the Serbian parliament adopted a new company law, which is scheduled to take effect on 1 February 2012 (hereinafter: the “New Company Law”). The new legislation will replace the current company law that has been in force since 2004 (hereinafter: the “Old Company Law”)
  - Kinstellar

• Serbia Business Crime 2012

  A practical cross-border insight into business crime
  - Schönherr

• Czech Republic: Unfair Competition and Infringements of IP Rights – Who Is Competent?

  One of the most important facts to know in dispute resolution law is the local and mate-rial jurisdiction of courts with respect to the proceedings. Significant difficulties could arise if the petition is not brought before the right court, including cancellation of the judgement . As a result, a party should be aware of procedural rules and use them to his advantage, in particular if the dispute was decided by a body not authorised to do so.
  - Schönherr

• Poland: How Lenient should a Leniency Programme be? A Second Chance for Recidivists

  Although the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) states that there shall be no mercy for competition law offenders, recidivists will be granted
  - Schönherr

• Corporate Finance – Need for Modernised Bondholder Laws?

  The proposed future banking regulatory liquidity framework is widely regarded as favouring corporate bond issues as compared to corporate lending. The reasons for this are explained by Walter Gapp in his article in this roadmap.
  - Schönherr

• Changes in the Promotion of Renewable Energy in Slovakia

  In December 2010, the Slovak Parliament adopted an Amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Promotion Act.
  - Schönherr