North Macedonia has taken a significant step toward modernising its civil justice system with the adoption of the new Law on Civil Procedure, introducing the most comprehensive procedural reform in over two decades.
Month: July 2026
Montenegro – The first Law on the Management of State-Owned Companies has entered into force
Montenegro has taken a major step forward in modernizing the governance of state-owned enterprises.
The Law on the Management of State-Owned Companies, which entered into force on 2 July 2026, establishes, for the first time, a comprehensive legal framework governing how the State exercises its ownership rights in state-owned companies.
Impact of Security of Processing on Personal Data and DPIA: Correlation
The EDPB’s proposed DPIA Template and Explainer provide an important clarification: DPIAs are not limited to risks arising from the intended processing of personal data.
When Violence Leaves No Visible Bruises: The Legal Recognition of Psychological Domestic Violence
When we think of domestic violence, we often picture visible injuries. Yet violence frequently begins much earlier – with humiliation, threats, coercive control, isolation, and fear. These invisible forms of abuse can leave wounds that last far longer than physical injuries.
BiH’s New IP Framework: What Businesses Need to Know About Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets
Bosnia and Herzegovina (“BiH”) has adopted a set of intellectual property laws that significantly reshape how innovation, branding and confidential business information are protected. Together, the new Patent Law, Trademark Law and Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets as Intellectual Property (“Trade Secrets Law”) bring the domestic framework closer to EU standards, expand available remedies and give businesses clearer tools to secure and enforce their competitive advantage.