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Court of first instance ruling in favour of our clients in a case concerning criminal property
We are helping clients, companies registered in Cyprus and the British Virgin Islands belonging to a real estate development group, to recover approximately 11 million EUR seized in Latvia as part of criminal proceedings. The clients’ funds were considered to be suspect and potentially related to money laundering activities, as the companies’ business activities are […]
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An individual is sentenced for harassment of a journalist
We provided pro bono legal assistance for the journalist Inga Spriņģe, who suffered from prolonged and repeated harassment by Jānis Sondars, including intimidation, threats and unwanted communication. On 30 March this year the Senate refused to initiate cassation proceedings following the entry into force of the Regional Court’s decision. As a result, Jānis Sondars was […]
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Conducting the training “Strengthening Competences in the Field of Protection of the EU Financial Interests”
On 7 October this year, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia organised a training for members of the cooperation network of the Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) – managers and experts at different levels of government. We were invited to provide and conduct these trainings within the framework of repeated cooperation. AFCOS aims […]
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Spanish-based IT & telecommunications group entity recovers EUR 1 million
We assisted the client, a business established in Hong Kong belonging to a group of Spanish-based IT and telecommunications entities, in recovering funds (approx. EUR 1 million) that were arrested in Latvia as part of criminal proceedings. The client’s funds were considered to possibly be suspicious and relating to money-laundering activities. In the past couple […]
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Court rules person guilty of harassment of journalist
We are providing pro bono legal assistance in a criminal case to Inga Spriņģe, a journalist who has been the victim of prolonged and repeated harassment by Jānis Sondars, including intimidation, threats and unwanted communication. By a judgment of the court of first instance, Jānis Sondars was found guilty of harassment and sentenced to two […]