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Sorainen is representing the consumer credit service provider 4finance before the Constitutional Court in a dispute with the legislator regarding the procedure for calculating and paying the new enterprise income tax (EIT) surcharge. As of 1 January this year, the legislator has obliged consumer credit service providers to pay an EIT surcharge of 20% of […]
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We assisted Patria, a company owned by the Finnish and Norwegian states, an international provider of defence, security and aviation life-cycle support services, technology solutions and pilot training, in opening a new armoured vehicle production facility in Valmiera, Latvia. About project We have been a part of the project from the very beginning, and helped […]
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Our Dispute Resolution team successfully represented our client PlusPlus Baltic, the biggest pan-Baltic receivables management company’s branch in Latvia, in a civil dispute over the recovery of unjustly withheld funds and statutory interest before courts of all three instances. The merits of the case In the case, the opponent claimed damages and contractual penalties against […]
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Our firm is acting for several wind power developers against the Latvian government, which passed a law reserving 10% of state forests for the state-owned Latvenergo to develop wind farms there. The state forests had not been available for any renewables development and the opening of market was viewed favourably by the industry as that […]
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Our dispute resolution team provided defence for clients who were involved in employer-initiated criminal proceedings for defamation and extortion, and who were seeking to end psychological violence in the workplace. Our team was actively involved in the pre-trial criminal proceedings, providing detailed, evidence-based presentation of the factual circumstances and an explanation of the assessment they […]
