Esports and the very long arm of the law
Friday, 09 October 2020
The biggest issues facing professional players in the Republic of Serbia Esports, for the uninitiated, are multiplayer video games played competitively for spectators, currently the most famous examples include Dota 2, Counter-Strike GO, LoL, Fornite, Overwatch and World of Tanks. In the recent years the Esport scene has slowly abandoned the premises of internet cafes
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Market Conduct Regulation in Serbian Insurance Sector
Thursday, 01 October 2020
What is market conduct regulation? Market conduct is second pillar of ongoing regulatory reform in the EU insurance law. While the “macro-economic” quantitative and qualitative prudential requirements are addressed through the rules established by the Solvency II directive, the “micro-economic” conduct risks are addressed through rules established by the Insurance Distribution Directive. Market conduct regulation
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IFLR1000 recognizes Branislav Živković and Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded Lawyers and Igor Živkovski as Rising Star
Thursday, 01 October 2020
IFLR 1000, a guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers, has once again ranked Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading law firms, for its financial and corporate practice as well as recognized Branislav Živković as Highly Regarded lawyer in M&A, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Acquisitions, Miloš Milošević as Highly Regarded lawyer in
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Between the waves
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
An overview of the real estate sector in Serbia As the summer period of 2020 quickly draws to a close, the uncertainty of autumn and the prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 outbreak gives rise to the necessity of ascertaining the current situation of the real estate sector and the projections for its possible
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Živković Samardžić Advises APIS Assay Technologies Ltd on Serbian Aspects of Acquisition of BeoGenomics
Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Živković Samardžić has advised Manchester-based biotech firm APIS Assay Technologies Ltd, a company combining outstanding In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) experience with integrated AI to develop biomarker-based diagnostic assays, on Serbian aspects of its acquisition of BeoGenomics, a specialised software developer with major expertise in Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (BIOX). BeoGenomics has been developing both on-prem and
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The Decree on replacement travels – protection for passengers or travel agencies
Tuesday, 05 May 2020
On April 30th, the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications announced on its website that on that day’s session the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Decree on the offer of a replacement travel for tourist travel which was canceled or not realized due to the COVID-19 virus. As stated on the website
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Živković Samardžić lawyers and practice groups recognized by Legal500 EMEA 2020 legal directory
Friday, 17 April 2020
Živkovic Samardžić is humbled and proud of our rankings in the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020 directory. The firm has been ranked across diverse set of practice areas and our partners recognized as professional and well organised lawyers with extensive knowledge and analytical skills. Miloš Milošević, Partner has been recognized as a Leading Individual,
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Živković Samardžić Advises Sizmek on Serbian Aspects of Business Acquisition by Amazon
Monday, 02 March 2020
Živković Samardžić has advised Israeli company Sizmek Technologies Ltd. on local implementation of the Transition Services Agreement and Asset Purchase Agreement concluded with Amazon.com, Inc. As Amazon has already announced, it acquired Sizmek’s ad serving and dynamic content optimization businesses. Sizmek has been searching for a buyer for Sizmek Ad Server and Sizmek DCO and sale to Amazon was a logical
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Živković Samardžić Advises B92 on the Transformation of a Joint Stock Company into a Limited Liability Company
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Živković Samardžić has advised Serbia’s national commercial broadcaster B92, subsidiary of Kopernikus Corporation, on the transformation of a joint stock company into a limited liability company. This transformation was a challenge, considering the complex legal framework governing joint stock companies and lack of local practice. B92 was established in 1989 as radio broadcasting to Belgrade audiences and has since
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Živković Samardžić contribued to the MSIs Doing business in Serbia
Thursday, 28 November 2019
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