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We provided legal assistance to Ivonna Plaude, Editor-in-Chief of Independent News of Tukums, in a dispute against Tukums Municipal Council for insulting her honour and dignity. About the dispute The dispute was connected to the publication of false and defamatory information in the municipal newsletter. In June 2021, Plaude applied to the court, asking for […]
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We assisted the Riga Municipality to reach a settlement with Competition Council in the infringement case initiated against the Riga Municipality and Getliņi EKO regarding alleged abuse of a dominant position in the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union in the Waste Management Sector under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning […]
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We have been advising and representing JYSK – the largest Danish retailer operating internationally –– before Latvia’s constitutional court and the Competition Council, as well as the Ministry of Economics. The subject matter The subject matter related to government-imposed restrictions on commerce at so-called “big shopping centres” that have at least 7,000 m2 of commercial […]
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We advised a Latvian mass media platform and their journalists concerning the initiation of criminal proceedings due to lasting and repeated persecution of the journalists, including threats and unwelcome, persistent, and disruptive communication with particular representatives of this media platform. Pro bono assistance to media platform and journalists Affected by a third party’s repeated threatening, […]
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In the recently released Chambers Europe rankings, our Employment team was moved up to Tier 1 in Lithuania. In total, we received fifteen Tier 1 rankings in the Baltics and Belarus. Additionally, two new lawyers across different teams – Kaupo Lepasepp (EE) and Māris Simulis (LV) – joined the list of notable practitioners. Four Sorainen […]
