Karanovic & Partners

10/06/2026

For another consecutive year, Senior Partner Igor Angelovski and dr. Maruša Pozvek, Tax Law Expert at Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic, have authored the Slovenia chapter of the IBFD Observatory on the Protection of Taxpayers' Rights (OPTR) Yearbook, one of the leading international references tracking the state of taxpayers' rights across more than 40 jurisdictions worldwide.

For more details, visit our newsroom: https://www.karanovicpartners.com/news/slovenia-chapter-contribution-to-ibfd-optr-yearbook/

08/06/2026

Our Senior Associate and Head of Intellectual Property, Nikola Kliska, participated as a moderator at Internet Dialogue 2026, held on 3 and 4 June in Belgrade.

Nikola moderated the opening panel of the first day, "Obligations of Digital Platforms," joined by Sanja Savčić (Full Professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law), Jelena Lepetić (Associate Professor, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law), Novak Vujičić (Assistant Professor, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law), and Maša Mišković (Assistant Professor, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law).

The panel addressed platform contractual liability, regulatory treatment of startups, IP-related website blocking, and e-commerce operator responsibility, topics that sit at the intersection of digital transformation and legal practice.

Thank you to the organisers – the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Association for Law and Technology, and the RNIDS Foundation – for bringing together such a strong group of voices on these issues.

Read more: https://www.karanovicpartners.com/news/karanovic-partners-at-internet-dialogue-2026-conference/

08/06/2026

Karanovic & Partners is pleased to announce that our Senior Partner and Head of the Employment Practice Group, Milena Jakšić Papac, has been re-elected as the President of the Foreign Investors Council Human Resources Committee.

In her continued role, Milena will continue to contribute to the ongoing development of Serbia's labour law and human resources landscape.

We congratulate Milena on this recognition of her sustained leadership and expertise

Read more: https://www.karanovicpartners.com/news/milena-jaksic-papac-re-elected-as-the-president-of-the-fic-hr-committee-2/

05/06/2026

Serbia's Ministry of Finance has opened public consultations on a significant package of tax law amendments.

The proposed changes, effective 1 January 2027, include the abolition of the ten-year CIT exemption for large-scale investments, as well as several employment and innovation-related reliefs. Companies that act before 31 December 2026 may still lock in existing benefits.

In parallel, Serbia is advancing EU tax harmonisation, introducing a Global Minimum Corporate Income Tax law and aligning several existing laws with EU standards.

Public consultations are open until 21 June 2026.

Our Senior Consultant Branimir Rajšić, Senior Counsel Ljubisav Stojiljković, and Junior Associate Nikola Mijailović have prepared a detailed analysis covering what changes, who is affected, and what to consider before year-end: https://www.karanovicpartners.com/news/legislation-update-expiry-of-existing-tax-incentives-eu-harmonisation-of-serbian-tax-legislation-and-introduction-of-a-top-up-tax-in-serbia/

02/06/2026

We are pleased to share that our Partner Ana Luković is featured in the latest edition of The Legal Industry Reviews: Austria.

In her piece, “RE Acquisition and Development, Serbia: Legal Considerations for Foreign Investors”, Ana provides a practical guide to navigating Serbia’s real estate market, covering acquisition structures, due diligence requirements, development considerations, and key legal considerations for foreign investors.

Read the full article here: https://thelegalindustry.com/austria/

02/06/2026

Nika Jurković, Senior Associate from Ilej & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners, recently acted as a speaker at a session at the AIJA Half-Year Conference 2026 in Bruges.

The panel, “From Global to Local: Corporate Fragmentation and Legal Fallout in a World of Economic Nationalism,” explored how geopolitical and economic developments are reshaping cross-border business structures and legal strategies.

Our colleague Ajda Kuhar Partner from Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic, also attended the conference, representing our regional team of cooperating lawyers at this leading gathering of young legal professionals.

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Our regional team of cooperating lawyers participated at the AIJA Half-Year Conference 2026, held in Bruges from 27 to 31 May 2026.

29/05/2026

Construction contracts in Serbia are frequently drafted using FIDIC and other foreign models, but applying them without adjusting for Serbian mandatory law can lead to outcomes the parties did not anticipate.

Our Partner Ana Luković spoke about this at a recent SCL Serbia event in Belgrade, through a lecture titled “Common Legal Misconceptions in Negotiating and Applying Construction Contracts in Serbia”.

The discussion covered tendering, price adjustment clauses, liability caps, contractual penalties, defect regimes, handover procedures and termination rights under Serbian law.

Thank you to SCL Serbia for the invitation.

Read more on our website: https://www.karanovicpartners.com/news/karanovic-partners-at-scl-serbia-construction-contract-law-in-practice/

29/05/2026

We are pleased to announce that our team has been shortlisted in 6 categories at The Legal 500 CEE Awards 2026.

The Legal 500 CEE Awards recognise outstanding law firms and individuals across Central and Eastern Europe, based on thorough independent research for their annual EMEA guide. The awards highlight excellence in legal practice, both by sector and at the national level.

We thank our clients and colleagues for their continued support throughout this journey.

29/05/2026

Serbia’s new self-supply regime is taking shape.

The amendments to the Decree on the Conditions of Delivery and Supply of Electricity, effective from 30 May 2026, introduce detailed rules for active customers, covering qualification criteria, connection procedures, study fees, bank guarantees, deadlines, and operational requirements.

Among other novelties, the Decree introduces the concept of a Group of active customers and sets out specific obligations for larger renewable energy projects.

In their latest article, our Senior Partner Petar Mitrović, Senior Associate Katarina Tomić Isailović, and Associate Jelena Jovanović outline the key changes and what they mean for market participants.

Read more: https://www.karanovicpartners.com/news/serbias-new-self-supply-regime-takes-shape/

28/05/2026

We are happy to announce that Karanovic & Partners, together with our cooperating colleagues, has won the Deal of the Year 2025 in Slovenia and North Macedonia at the CEELM Deal of the Year Awards, at the ceremony held in Bucharest, Romania, last night.

The winning deal, Grupo Bimbo's Acquisition of Don Don Group, is one of the most significant M&A transactions in the region, involving operations across 12 European countries and more than 2,400 employees.

For Slovenia, our colleagues from Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic, led the transaction as lead counsel for the buyer, with Senior Partner Marko Ketler and Senior Associate Nina Krajnc Anžlovar. Their work spanned multi-jurisdictional due diligence, SPA negotiation, W&I insurance advisory, and regulatory filings across six jurisdictions.

For North Macedonia, Senior Partner Veton Qoku and Partner Ljupka Noveska Andonova from Qoku & Partners in cooperation with Karanovic & Partners led the local aspects of the transaction with excellence.

On behalf of our team, our Partner Maja Jovančević Šetka and Senior Partner Minu A. Gvardjančič accepted the awards.

Huge congratulations to the entire team on this well-deserved recognition.

Read the full story: https://www.karanovicpartners.com/news/karanovic-partners-wins-the-deal-of-the-year-2025-award-2/