After the full four years of trial, a major criminal case was won in the first instance court for FCC Kikinda and its management who were all acquitted of two environmental offences charges, specifically, the introduction of hazardous materials into Serbia and the illegal processing, disposal, and storage of hazardous materials and environmental pollution. This was the culmination of a long-running legal battle with the prosecutors where the efforts of the JPM defense team have fully paid off.

The JPM Criminal Law and Criminal Compliance Defense Team was led by partner Jelena Milinovic and Senior Partner Miloš Mitić. This case represents one of the major criminal proceedings in the field of environmental crime.

It has been proven that the Regional Landfill in Kikinda, operated by the FCC Kikinda, (owned by FCC Eco from Belgrade, The City of Kikinda, and the Austrian company FCC Environment CEE GmbH), did not commit the crimes that the public prosecutor’s office charged them with, but to the contrary have established that the regional landfill in Kikinda, during its 11 years of existence, never stored, processed or disposed hazardous waste contrary to environmental regulations and that the entire Kikinda Regional Landfill Project, and did not endanger the environment in any way.

This outcome recognizes the high-profile work and outstanding client service provided by the JPM’s Criminal Law and Criminal Compliance Defense Team, specialized in environmental practice but also represents clients across a wide range of industry sectors, including energy, manufacturing, agriculture, financial services, and real estate.