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On 28 May 2022, the new Consumer Protection Act (Official Gazette No. 19/2022, hereinafter: the "Act") enters into force. The reason behind this legislative initiative is the obligation to implement the Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC…

With great pride Kovačević Prpić Simeunović Law Firm announces promotion of our colleague Ana Novaković Stipaničev to the position of a partner. Ana contributed to KPS’ development for years with her hard work, expert knowledge, experience and sense for inspiring team work, assuming her partner status as of 21 March…

Law firm Kovačević Prpić Simeunović held a lecture in collaboration with company P&R Consulting on the topic „Application of the Law on the Prohibition of Unfair Commercial Practices in the Food Supply Chain“ which was attended by members of the Association of small traders (SUMT) and the Croatian employers association…

The Republic of Croatia shall enter the Eurozone on 1 January 2023. The draft proposal of the Act on Introduction of Euro as the official currency in Croatia is currently in the public consultation phase, until 15 February 2022, while the final adoption of the Act in the Parliament is…

With the first day of 2022, the amendment to the Civil Obligations Act enters into force (Amendment). The reason for this legislative initiative lies in the requirement to implement the Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on certain aspects concerning contracts…

Due to the need for harmonization of the Croatian legislation with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of…

Martina Višnjić joined the KPS team as an attorney trainee with bar exam. During her studies, Martina was a mentor of the group for protection of employee’s rights at the Legal Clinic of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb. As an attorney trainee, she worked in prominent law firms, where…

On 12 December 2021, in the holiday spirit, a humanitarian race Zagreb Advent Run was held in Zagreb, supporting the association „We are not alone“ for women suffering from cancer. Numerous recreationists and professionals ran through the city center and the routes were 5 or 10 kilometers long. KPS employees…

For several years, Zagreb Innovation Center (ZICER) has been maintaining an acceleration program called Startup Factory, which enables and accelerates the growth of technology-oriented teams and startups. During the program, the registered teams acquire knowledge in the field of law, finance, marketing and other areas necessary for the development of…

ELSA STEP program enables law students and young lawyers to complete legal traineeship abroad. In 2021, KPS joined the program and enabled Dominik Weber, a law student from Vienna, to gain practical work experience of three months in our law firm. We hope that this experience will be useful to…