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The Children’s Hospital Foundation implements a support programme for underage pregnant girls
Sorainen provided pro-bono legal assistance to the Children’s Hospital Foundation, which implements a special support programme for underage pregnant girls who lack peer support. This is one of the most vulnerable groups in society, and often faces intolerance, misunderstanding and even family indifference. The Children’s Hospital Foundation aims to help girls by engaging volunteers who […]
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The association Papardes zieds is launching their new website
We have provided pro bono legal assistance to the association Papardes zieds. As part of our support, we developed a privacy policy and terms of use for the Papardes zieds website, analysing issues related to data protection, consumer rights protection and the regulation of distance contracts. Papardes zieds is a non-profit organisation that aims to […]
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Finnish fund Titanium Baltic Real Estate acquires two Kesko Senukai stores in Latvia and Lithuania
We advised the Titanium Baltic Real Estate fund, managed by the Finnish asset management company Titanium Fund Management Company, on acquiring the DIY company Kesko Senukai’s flagship stores in Vilnius, Lithuania; and Daugavpils, Latvia. Delta turtas and SIA Daugavpils Project 1, the companies which own the stores, have been transferred to the fund by KS […]
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Development of binding cooperate rules (BCR)
In 2021 Sorainen Latvian office assisted two clients in developing binding cooperate rules (BCR) under Article 47 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). According to GDPR requirements, the BCR is one of the permissible mechanisms for transferring personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area. About BCR The BCR is a legally binding […]
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Media law principles of good faith and critical treatment of the source of information
We provided legal assistance to a Latvian media company regarding a complaint against our client regarding the publication of information. We represented the company before the National Electronic Mass Media Council regarding a breach of the Law of Electronic Mass Media and provided legal assistance to the company before the Media Ethics Council regarding a […]