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Corporate and Labor Law
Corporate · Contract · Labor
Strategic legal support that protects business stability, supports compliance and helps prevent disputes.
What We Do
- Founding documents, articles of association, decisions of founders and shareholders, and changes at the Central Register of Business Entities (CRPS).
- Commercial, distribution, lease and other business contracts.
- Employment and management contracts, amendments, internal acts and job classification.
- Termination procedures, disciplinary proceedings, settlements and support in labor disputes.
How We Work
Step 01
Legal Health Check
Review of existing corporate and employment-related documentation.
Step 02
Gaps and Draft Documents
Identification of gaps and preparation of the necessary documents.
Step 03
Adoption and Implementation
Adopting the documents and applying them in practice.
Step 04
Ongoing Advisory Support
Preventive legal support in day-to-day business operations.
Who is this service for?
- Companies regulating corporate status, incorporation documents and corporate governance
- Foreign investors entering the Montenegrin legal framework
- Employers needing compliant employment documentation
- Companies preparing or negotiating significant business contracts
- Groups regulating relationships between parent and subsidiary companies
- Companies going through changes in ownership structure or governing bodies
When is legal support needed?
Corporate status changes — changes to ownership, capital, registered office, activity or governing bodies — require aligned resolutions and registration actions. Errors at this stage are usually discovered later, during due diligence or bank financing.
In employment matters, the need arises when hiring, amending contracts, terminating employment, drafting policies and internal acts, and during labour inspections. Well-organised documentation reduces the risk of labour disputes and later liabilities.
For contracts with customers, suppliers, distributors and landlords, it is essential that the commercial agreement be legally enforceable and that responsibilities, deadlines and termination mechanisms are clear before signing, not during a dispute.
Areas of support
- Corporate and company status law
- Incorporation documents, resolutions and registration procedures
- Corporate governance and the liability of governing bodies
- Labour law and employment documentation
- Business and commercial contracts
- Legal due diligence
- Corporate compliance and internal policies
- Data protection and copyright
Zirex expertise
The legal team holds a bar exam qualification, an LL.M. (UniTo / WIPO), and a specialisation from Harvard Law School in copyright law. The practice covers corporate, company status, labour and contract law, corporate governance and legal due diligence, working alongside the tax and audit team when a legal assessment has financial implications.
Frequently asked questions
What does legal support for companies cover?
It covers corporate status matters, drafting and reviewing business contracts, employment documentation, internal policies, corporate governance issues and legal due diligence. Support can be a one-off engagement for a specific transaction, or an ongoing arrangement serving as the regular legal function for a company without an in-house legal team.
Why does compliant employment documentation matter?
Employment contracts, policies and resolutions are the first things reviewed in a labour dispute or a labour inspection. Inconsistencies between internal policies and actual practice — regarding working hours, wages, overtime or grounds for termination — are the most common source of liabilities that can be avoided through well-organised documentation.
What is legal due diligence?
It is a structured review of a company's or an asset's legal status before a transaction: ownership structure, registry data, contracts, encumbrances and restrictions, employment relationships, disputes and regulatory obligations. The result is a report identifying risks, used to inform the purchase decision, price adjustments, or contractual protection mechanisms.
Do you also work with foreign investors?
Yes. Support is provided in Montenegrin and English. For foreign clients, legal, tax and accounting support are usually combined, because a decision on an investment structure can rarely be made from a single perspective.
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Describe your situation and we will propose a suitable audit, legal, tax or financial path.
We respond to inquiries within 24 hours on business days.
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