In accordance with the recommendation of the Ministry of Justice, the High Judicial Council of the Republic of Serbia has rendered a decision on cancellation of all the court hearings during the state of emergency.  This decision comes in force as of March 19, 2020 until the end of the state of emergency.

This rule shall not apply only to certain urgent matters. In criminal cases, the hearings will be held only in the following cases:

• When the detention is ordered or detention is requested,
• For the criminal offences referred to in Articles 235, 248 and 249 of the Criminal Code,
• Against underage perpetrators of criminal offences,
• Domestic violence,
• When there is threat of the expiration of the statute of limitations,
• For the criminal offences committed during the term of the state of emergency.

In the civil law cases, the hearings will be held only in the proceedings where:

• The injunction needs to be imposed,
• It is decided on protective measure regarding domestic violence,
• It is decided on prohibition of dissemination of printed media and spreading information in the public media,
• It is decided on placement on individuals in neuro-psychiatric institutions,
• Enforcement of executive titles in family matters.

Dear Clients and Partners,

In the conditions of the declared state of emergency in the Republic of Serbia, Law office Stankovic and Partners continues to fulfill its commitments without interruption. We have made necessary preparations for continuous remote communication (telephone, video connection, e-mail). In addition, if necessary – we will organize confidential, personal, client-lawyer meetings. As always, please do not hesitate to contact our legal team with all questions.

We are also available to discuss any questions about the effects of the emergency situation on you or your business.

We are committed to taking care of the  best interest of our clients, while complying with the highest health standards, in order to contribute to the protection of the health of each of us, our customers, partners and fellow citizens.

On December 24, 2019, at 7 p.m., the attorney at law Ljiljana Urzikic Stankovic shall present the lecture at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade (Amphitheatre VI), within the course Case Study and Moot Court, on the topic of personal data protection.

In the period November 5-6, 2019, the 9^th International Conference: Mineral Resources in the Republic of Serbia: A Driving Force for Economic Development will be held Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade. As always, the conference will gather all the key participants in the relevant sectors. Nenad Stankovic will be the chair of the session dealing with funding possibilities in mining sector and mining law.

We are proud to announce that once again NSTLAW has been ranked by IFLR 1000 in the practice areas: Financial and Corporate and Project Development. As a full service firm, NSTLAW advises regional and international clients on corporate deals including restructurings and acquisitions in Serbia. It acts alongside international law firms to provide local counsel on large multi-jurisdictional transactions such as capital increases and acquisitions. Out Senior Partner Nenad Stankovic has been rated as Highly regarded in the practice areas of M&A, Project development, Project finance and Real estate acquisitions.

Attorney Ljiljana Urzikic Stankovic has contributed as one of the authors of the E-book “Cyber Security & Data Management in the Modern Digital Age 2019” prepared by the Financier Worldwide Magazine. The book is now available online for the subscribers at:

https://www.financierworldwide.com/ebook-cyber-security-data-management-in-the-modern-digital-age-2019#.XNVvkRQzYdU

A Bulgarian investor, Kornikom EOOD which has invested in an underwater mine in Serbia has brought an ICSID claim against Serbia. The claim was registered on April 30 and was brought under the Bulgaria – Serbia investment treaty over the termination of privatization agreement nearly a decade ago.

Kornikom is jointly represented by White & Case London office, Bulgarian law firm Georgiev Todorov & Co and NSTLAW from Serbia.

EuroCloud is an independent non-profit organization and consists of a two-tier setup where organisations form all European countries can apply to participate in as long as they respect the EuroCloud Statutes.

53 lawyers from 33 countries are contributing to the project “Cloud Privacy Check (CPC)” in 26 different languages.

Participating countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Malta, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, United Kingdom.

For more information please see:

https://cloudprivacycheck.eu/partners/stankovicpartners/

https://cloudprivacycheck.eu/who/

https://eurocloud.org/about/

Nenad Stankovic was the speaker at this year’s Property & Infrastructure Development Conference organized by TGI Group International. Some of the main topics were development of the real estate and infrastructure in the country, and the speakers have provided valuable insight in the matters of real estate, investment issues, the latest trends of shopping & retail centers, challenges of project financing, aluation of property and other significant topics.

For more information please see:

http://www.tanjug.rs/multimedia.aspx?izb=v&GalID=392966&vs=0&page=1

We are proud to announce that Nenad Stankovic will be speaking at 4^th Serbian Property & Infrastructure Development Conference to be organized on February 21, 2019 in Metropol Palace Hotel. The topic of the presentation will be property, infrastructure and project finance: challenges and implementation