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May 24, 2023

Managing partners of the PR Legal team have attended General Meetings of Legalink Global Network of Independent Law Firms in Frankfurt

Last week, our Managing Partners Milan Petrovic and Ivana Ruzicic had a wonderful opportunity to attend General Meetings of Legalink Global Network of Independent Law Firms, which was held from 17-21 May in Frankfurt, Germany. Legalink is an international legal network of 68 independent business oriented law firms with members from the majority of the world’s main commercial centers and is now composed of more than 3500 legal professionals. PR Legal has been a member of the Network since 2020. The conference in Frankfurt was a great opportunity to meet our colleagues from all over the world again, and participate as delegates in sessions and panels...

May 23, 2023

Is your company registered as user of e-Government services?

The Law on Amendments to the Companies Law, published in the Official Gazette of RS no. 109/2021 of November 19, 2021, among other provisions, prescribes the obligation for companies to register as users of e-Government services. This provision will start to apply upon the expiry of 18 months after this law has entered into force, i.e., the companies will be under the stated obligation starting from May 27, 2023. What is e-Government? In accordance with the provisions of the Law on Electronic Government (Official Gazette of RS no. 27/2018), e-Government means the use of information and communication technologies in the...

May 19, 2023

Health and Safety at Work – Does the New Regulatory Framework Introduce the Announced Significant Improvements in this Regard?

The new Law on Health and Safety at Work was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia no. 35/2023 of April 29, 2023 and it entered into force on the eighth day after the publishing, i.e., on May 7, 2023 (“the Law“). On the same day, after almost 18 years of application, the Law on Health and Safety at Work (Official Gazette of RS no. 101/05, 91/15 and 113/17 – other law) ceased to apply, as well as certain provisions of the Regulation on Health and Safety at Work on Temporary or Mobile Construction Sites (Official Gazette...

May 12, 2023

Guidelines on data protection in proceedings before the Commission for the Protection of Competition have been published

At the 120th session held on 7 April 2023, the Council of the Commission for Protection of Competition issued an Instruction on the content and method of submitting a request for imposing data protection measure ("Instructions"), which specifies in more detail the content and method of submitting a request for imposing a measure of protection of data source and/or certain data, in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Competition ("Law"). Namely, pursuant to provisions of Article 45 of the Law, the Commission for Protection of Competition (“Commission”) is entitled to impose a measure for protection of data source...

May 11, 2023

PR Legal exclusive country contributor to CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide: Employment 2023 for Serbia

PR Legal had an immense pleasure to be the exclusive country contributor to CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide: Employment 2023 for Serbia. CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide: Employment 2023 looks at critical labor and employment legal aspects, such as hiring, from contracting to employment versus independent contractor status, as well as home office, contract modification, termination, wage and hours, collective labor law aspects from trade unions to works councils, transfers of undertakings, and labor investigations. Our Managing Partner Ivana Ružičić Ruzicic and Senior Associate Lara Maksimović were delighted to share their insights on the above matters. The full guide is available on the following...

May 05, 2023

Chatbots and Personal Data Protection – a Recent Case from Italy

After the Italian authority for personal data protection had imposed a temporary prohibition of viral ChatGPT application due to unlawful personal data processing by OpenAI, the start-up company that developed this platform, the issue of personal data protection in the context of artificial intelligence came to the fore. What are chatbots? Chatbots are software for online communication and interaction with users, which operates without a human factor engagement. Namely, this is an advanced technology that applies fully automatized processes, i.e., communicates with customers by writing or pronouncing certain words or even through other applications installed on mobile phones or other...

May 05, 2023

We’re expanding our team!

We are currently looking for a Legal Trainee to join the firm's team with: University degree in Law obtained at a university in the Republic of Serbia; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Strong interpersonal, writing and analytical skills; Keen attention to detail; Written and spoken fluency in English; Proficient use of Windows, MS Office. To apply for this position please send your CV via email to recruitment@prl.dev1.symbiotica.rs. Closing date for applications is May 26, 2023. Only selected candidates will be contacted. All submissions will be treated confidentially. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn how we process your personal...

May 04, 2023

Managing partners of the PR Legal team held a lecture at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade

On May 3, 2023, our Managing Partners Ivana Ružičić and Milan Petrović had the opportunity and honor to visit the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade and give another lecture to the students within the Case Study course. The subject matter of the lecture was Evidentiary procedure and means of evidence in litigation proceeding, and the students had the opportunity to find themselves in the role of a judge, i.e, to pass a judgement in one of the analyzed cases, based on the presented evidence. In addition to getting acquainted with the case law, the aim of the respective...

April 26, 2023

Incorporation of business entities shall be possible only electronically after 17 May 2023

Amendments to the Law on Registration Procedure at the Business Registers Agency ("Law") were published in the Official Gazette no. 105/2021 from 8 November 2021. Although the amendments to the Law entered into force on the eighth day from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, i.e. on 16 November 2021, certain provisions of the Law entered into force on 17 November 2022, i.e. on 17 May 2023. One of the provisions of the Law that shall be applied starting from May this year concerns the amendment of Article 9 of the Law and practically means that after...

April 19, 2023

Taxation of Income Earned by a Resident Natural Person from a Foreign Legal Entity on the basis of Work in Serbia

On 18 January 2023, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia issued opinion no. 011-00-940/2022-04, which refers to taxation of income earned by a natural person – foreign national and tax resident of the Republic of Serbia from a foreign legal entity on the basis of work in the territory of Serbia (“the Opinion”). Content of the Opinion According to the Opinion, the income earned by a natural person - foreign national and tax resident of the Republic of Serbia from a foreign legal entity on the basis of work in the territory of Serbia, under the employment...

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