Arbitration in Serbia – a Superior Dispute Resolution Mechanism?
Depending on how the contracting parties agree to resolve their (potential) dispute, the proceedings may last only a few months or a few years. In addition to legal expenses and following opportunity costs, litigation may affect the parties’ reputation, and consequently, their business interests. Also, international agreements are often characterized by burdensome negotiations about the […]
NDA with Employees: Best Practices for Employers
Because your culture is how your company makes decisions when you’re not there. It’s the set of assumptions your employees use to resolve the problems they face every day. It’s how they behave when no one is looking. If you don’t methodically set your culture, then two-thirds of it will end up being accidental and […]
COVID-19 and Contracts: Are You Reading Them More Carefully Now?
The toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on businesses, global and local markets, international trade, as well as almost any service industry has been far-reaching. During the pandemic, companies faced difficulties in complying with their contractual obligations. many of them were wondering can they be excused from those obligations due to COVID-19. Who should bear […]
Google v. Oracle: Battle that Will Shake Up the IT World
After publishing this blog, this court proceeding got an epilogue, which we have covered in our new blog Google v Oracle – Battle of the Decade Crucial for Global Development of the IT Sector is Over. How did this battle start? To put it simply, while developing Android, Google has copied Java’s API (Application Programming […]
H&M GDPR Breach: Employee Monitoring Case Study
So far, our experience has shown that lots of employers are collecting an overwhelming amount of employee personal data, as well as that the company’s activities are often violating the principles of personal data protection. Employers are often indifferent towards provisions of the law regarding employee personal data protection, so they do not even fulfill […]
Tax Benefits for Employment of Returnees and Foreigners
The start of 2020, has announced many possible tax benefits for the economy and innovations in the Republic of Serbia. Even before the beginning of 2020, all-encompassing reforms to the economy in the Republic of Serbia called measures for innovative development of the economy have been announced. The one that was mentioned most often was […]
“Big Brother” Has Arrived in Belgrade – Is There Privacy in a Safe Society?
At the beginning of 2019, the representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (hereinafter: the Ministry) went public with the official announcement of placing more than 1,000 cameras all over Belgrade, located on predetermined locations, based on “research and analysis of the events , primarily the criminal acts on the territory of the City of […]
COVID-19 and Event Cancellation: No Need to RSVP
Who or what is powerful enough to cancel the Olympic Games, postpone the N.B.A. season, NASCAR racings, cause the Broadway shut down, close Louvre Museum and cancel the Cannes Film Festival and Eurovision Song Contest? These are just some of the events that were canceled because of the one and only – Coronavirus. Countless concerts, […]
COVID-19 did(not) Suspend GDPR – Don’t Get Your Hopes Up
To perform more successful treatment of the infected patients and spread awareness about the coronavirus and protection methods, data concerning the health of citizens is more exposed than usual. In this blog, we will take a glance at the issue of conflict between the two fundamental civil rights: the right to healthcare and the right […]
COVID-19 and Employers: Didn’t Like Work From Home? Better start…
The Coronavirus disease has taken over all areas of life, and as most of these areas are legally regulated, fear of the unknown has spread within employers as well. The Decree on Organization of work of Employers during the State of Emergency, issued by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, regulates questions that have […]