On January 29th, 2015 all special collective agreements in the Republic of Serbia ceased to exist. According to the latest amendments to the Labour Law that were enacted last year, the provisions of all collective agreements not contrary to the law remained in force for an additional 6 months, but as the 6 months expired on January 29th, 2015, all collective agreements were put out of force.

The public notary system has been introduced into Serbia by the Law on Public Notaries. The legislator's intention – declaratively standard: to lighten the burden on courts and thus increase their efficiency, and to improve legal certainty.

BDK Advokati has advised Resource Partners on its acquisition of World Class, the Serbian arm of the European gym and fitness chain, with two clubs in Novi Sad.

CMS Serbia has advised South Stream on its agreements with Gazprom subsidiary Centrgaz regarding the construction of the section of the South Stream natural gas pipeline that will pass through Serbian territory.  

Law firms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia are preparing to launch a new legal alliance: Top-tier Legal Adriatic (TLA).

Privatization in Serbia began in 1989 with the major social and economic reforms introduced by Ante Markovic, the last Prime Minister of former Yugoslavia.

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Schoenherr, Clifford Chance, and Jadek & Pensa have advised on the successful EUR 1 billion restructuring and refinancing of Slovenia's Mercator Group.

Karanovic & Nikolic has assisted Croatia's Agrokor in its successful applications for merger clearance in relation to its combination with Slovenia's Mercator.

JPM Jankovic Popovic Mitic, Centar Inventiva, in collaboration with the Professional Orientation in Serbia project of the German Organization for International Cooperation and the Belgrade Youth Office, organized what the firm described as "a real encounter" for high school students on May 13th, 2014.

Harrisons has advised Mondi Industrian Bags -- a leading international producer of industrial paper bags -- on a May 20, 2014 agreement to acquire Intercell’s industrial bags plant located in Sabac, Serbia.

Karanovic & Nikolic has advised Mid Europa Partners, a leading European private equity firm, on the sale of SBB/Telemach Group to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), a leading global investment firm.

Hengeler Mueller has advised Axel Springer on the sale of regional newspapers, TV program guides, and women’s magazines to Funke Mediengruppe (FMG).

The Serbian JPM Jankovic Popovic Mitic law firm has advised the owners of Milos Klinika on its sale of 100% of its stake to the Blue Sea Capital Investment Fund. 

Luther has advised the shareholders of the Performance Interactive Marketing Alliance (PIMA) on the incorporation of four leading German online marketing firms who merged into it, with the involvement of funds advised by the Equistone Partners Europe (EPE) private equity firm. 

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Jankovic Popovic Mitic has advised SEE Offices, a leading Austrian business center management company, on the acquisition of a new location in the Belgrade city center.

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Zivkovic Samardzic has announced that it is representing Oiltanking in the company's entrance into Serbia via a joint venture with Serbian Public Enterprise Transnafta Pancevo.

Prica & Partners has promoted two lawyers to Junior Partner.

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The Russian Legal Information Agency (RLIA) has reported that the Central European Aluminum Company (CEAC) has filed a request for arbitration proceedings with the government of Montenegro seeking over EUR 600 million in compensation for losses.