At the Regional Legal Business Forum, held from November 3^rd to 5^th, 2024, at the Grand Hotel Tornik in Zlatibor, supported by the Association of Corporate Lawyers (Udruženja kompanijskih pravnika) and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (Privredne Komore Srbije), VP Law Firm participated in a panel titled “New Ideas, New Regulations – More Efficient Business and Judiciary”.

This panel was moderated by Predrag Miladinović, our Managing Partner, while the panelists included Predrag Ćatić, Legal Affairs Specialist at the Association of Serbian Banks; Marko Jović, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Wholesale at A1 Serbia; Ivana Bukarica, Public Enforcement Officer and President of the Executive Board of the Chamber of Public Enforcement Officers; and Jelisaveta Janić, Partner and Head of the Banking and Finance Department at VP Law Firm.

The panelists focused on business digitalization, Serbia’s accession to SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) and the development of open banking, as well as challenges in enforcement procedures. In addition, these discussions included how digitalization can improve processes, especially through remote client identification and electronic contract signing – topics such as electronic promissory notes and the regulatory framework facilitating business operations were also addressed.

This forum, which brought together over 500 participants, once again highlighted the importance of networking and experience exchange among legal professionals from across the region, creating a space for further legal practice development and the implementation of innovations critical to the sector’s future advancement and shaping the legal future of the Western Balkans.