U okvirima savremene građevinske prakse, vrlo često se javljaju nedoumice u pogledu razlika između ugovora o građenju ugovorenim po tzv. „EPC“ ili „EPCM“ principima. Iako naočigled deluje da između njih nema velike razlike, suštinski je reč o dva fundamentalno različita pristupa, pre svega u pogledu tereta troškova, odgovornosti prema naručiocu posla – investitoru i raspodeli…
We are proud to announce that NKP Law Office has been recognized as one of the leading law firms in Serbia in the 2021 Legal 500 rankings. NKP Law Office has been ranked Tier 4 in Real Estate and Construction and Tier 3 in Projects and Energy. Our team was highly recognized and described with…
Državna administracija ima zadatak da u narednom periodu pravnu regulativu iz ove oblasti uskladi sa evropskim direktivama i drugim propisima. Jedan od povoda za polemiku na temu negativnog uticaja regulative na pitanje zaštite životne sredine jeste nezadovoljstvo privrednih subjekata izazvano primenom Uredbe o kriterijumima za određivanje aktivnosti koje utiču na životnu sredinu prema stepenu negativnog…
UAE-Inspired Construction Growth – Country Case: Serbia
Ministarstvo rudarstva i energetike objavilo je Nacrt zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o energetici u okviru paketa novih propisa u kojem su i Nacrt zakona o obnovljivim izvorima energije, Nacrt zakona o energetskoj efikasnosti i racionalnoj upotrebi energije i Nacrt zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o rudarstvu i geološkim istraživanjima. Predložene zakonske izmene omogućiće harmonizaciju domaćih…
According to the latest report of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers – FIDIC (“Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils”), global infrastructure projects will need at least $ 7 trillion a year to respond to the growing problems caused by climate change and the effects of the COVID-19 virus. FIDIC’s first “State of the World” report, entitled…
The first remote Vienna Arbitration Days took place on February 12, 2021 on the topic of Construction Arbitration: Innovation and Constants. The participants were able to take part in high-class panel discussions, inter-active sessions as well as in virtual mocking arbitration. Managing partner of NKP Law Office, Jovan Nikcevic PhD. was one of the participants…
2ND Belgrade ICC Construction and Arbitration Conference took place on January 22, 2021 and it was organized by the ICC International Court of Arbitration with the support of ICC Serbia, law firms Karanovic & Partners and Pinsent Masons and Serbian Arbitration Association. The conference was held virtually, and it gathered internationally renowned engineers, construction lawyers…
The Republic of Serbia is one of those countries that have regulated the entire field of digital business by law, which is based primarily on the so-called “blockchain” technologies. The Law on Digital Assets (hereinafter: the Law) was passed in 2020, more precisely on December 21, with delayed implementation for six months from the date…
Odavno nam je svima jasno da je globalna zdravstvena kriza uzrokovana pandemijom virusa Korona, uspela da prodre u sve pore društvenog života i privrednih aktivnosti. Dok su neke privredne grane neznatno pogođene, a neke profitiraju više nego u redovnim okolnostima, druge praktično nemaju mogućnost da iole normalno funkcionišu. Pokazuje se da je jedna od najugroženijih…
Republički geodetski zavod je krajem jula 2020. godine, promenio način naplaćivanja naknade za izdavanje izvoda iz lista nepokretnosti ustanovljen Zakonom o republičkim administrativnim taksama, iako Zakon nije pretrpeo bilo kakve izmene koje bi bile u skladu sa navedenom promenom visine taksi RGZ-a. Predmetna promena doneće poteškoće za lica koja nameravaju da pribave izvode iz lista…
Ministarstvo za rad, zapošljavanje, boračka i socijalna pitanja donelo je dana 03.07.2020. godine Pravilnik o preventivnim merama za bezbedan i zdrav rad za sprečavanje pojave i širenja epidemije zarazne bolesti (Sl. Glasnik RS broj 94/2020) koji stupa na snagu 11.07.2020. godine. Pravilnikom su propisane preventivne mere i obaveze poslodavaca i zaposlenih u cilju sprečavanja pojave…
As a part of ACES’s training team, managing partner of NKP Law dr Jovan Nikcevic participated in two trainings organized by ACES for users of FIDIC Contracts at engineering and construction projects in Serbia. Main issues observed during the trainings were implementation and practical experience in implementing FIDIC General Conditions of Contract in Serbia, with…
Usled određenih dilema u tumačenju donetih mera, privrednici su se obratili Privrednoj komori Srbije (u daljem tekstu: PKS) sa zahtevom da im na ista odgovori i da određena pojašnjenja. PKS je izdvojila najčešća i najrelevantnija pitanja koja su joj proteklih dana uputili privredni subjekti, pripremila odgovore na njih i objavila ih u tri seta. Osvrnućemo…
On April 1, 2020 articles of The Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Company Law (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 91/19) under the paragraph 3.2.a “Reserved Own Share and Right to Acquire Share” became applicable. These amendments introduced two new legal concepts applicable to limited liability companies: (i) a reserved own share; and…
The Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted on April 10, 2020 the Regulation on the Procedure for Issuing Debt Securities (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 54/2020) which came into force immediately. The Regulation simplifies the procedure for issuing corporate debt securities in the Republic of Serbia during the state of emergency declared…
Vlada Republike Srbije donela je 10.04.2020. godine Uredbu o fiskalnim pogodnostima i direktnim davanjima privrednim subjektima u privatnom sektoru i novčanoj pomoći građanima u cilju ublažavanja ekonomskih posledica nastalih usled bolesti COVID-19 i Program finansijske podrške privrednim subjektima za održavanje likvidnosti i obrtna sredstva u otežanim ekonomskim uslovima usled pandemije COVID-19. Obezbeđene pogodnosti: plaćanje poreza…
On April 10, 2020 the Government of Serbia adopted the Decree on Fiscal incentives and direct payments to business entites in the private sector and financial aid to citizens in order to ease the economic consequences caused by COVID-19 and a Program of financial support for business entities for perseverance of liquidity and working capital…
Notary public offices will continue the certification (solemnization) of contracts related to the sales and purchase of immovable property provided that following conditions are met: (i) the parties do not fall under the category of persons under special protection i.e. the parties must be under the age of 65; (ii) there are no more than…
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has recently adopted The Law on Amendments to the Law on Contracts and Torts (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 18/2020). These amendments relate to the (i) form of the consent for conclusion of the contracts for which contracts the law prescribes the form of…
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has recently adopted The Law on Amendments to the Law on Procedure of Registration in the Real estate Cadastre and Utility Cadastre (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 15/2020). The reasons for these amendments primarily relate to further development of the e-Cadastre in order to…
Publishing activity of The Kopaonik School of Natural Law has been extended as of December 2019, by new journal of legal theory and practice “Review of Kopaonik School of Natural Law”. The Review publishes academic articles, comparative studies, analyses of court decisions and arbitral awards, comments on national legislation, international conventions, and other uniform legal…
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has recently adopted Law on Amendments to the Law on Planning and Construction (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 9/2020). The reasons for these amendments primarily relate necessity to comply with regulations of the European Union and to redefine certain norms for their application in…
Managing partner of NKP law office Jovan Nikcevic participated at The ICC Construction disputes and arbitration in the SEE region conference that took place on 8th November 2019 in Belgrade. The conference was organized for the first time by the ICC International Court of Arbitration with support of ICC Serbia and law firms Pinsent Masons…
On 24th October 2019, the Fifth Sarajevo Arbitration Day gathered the most renowned regional and international experts in construction arbitration. This year event was focused on FIDIC based contracts and concession agreements, proper management of construction projects, allocation of risks and the role of DAB in dispute resolution. Sharing the panel FIDIC contracts – law…