Jānis Dobelnieks
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About me
I am a senior associate specialising in criminal law. I provide professional and efficient legal assistance, with in-depth knowledge of criminal law and criminal procedure and professional experience.
In every criminal proceeding, my high-quality legal assistance starts with a precise [WM2] assessment of the situation, which serves as a basis for further action and provides clients with the best possible solutions for each specific case. I believe that the lawyer’s role in criminal proceedings is to achieve the most favourable, fair and lawful result for the client.
I provide legal assistance during various kinds of criminal cases to both individuals and corporate clients of all possible statuses and at all stages of criminal proceedings, from investigation to trial.
In parallel to my professional activity, I am working on my PhD thesis, which focuses on the criminal procedural phenomenon of defence facilitation. The object of my research is the principle of favor defensionis (defence advantage or privilege) – its origin and evolution, the main approaches to understanding its meaning, and the essence of this procedural construction.
Professional highlights
- Defence of Individuals. The material and procedural issues in each individual criminal case do not lend themselves to a universal defence strategy. Therefore, each case requires an individual approach based on years of experience and practice gained from participating in numerous investigations and court proceedings.
- Criminal Liability of Legal Entities. I consult legal entities in proceedings regarding applying coercive measures to a legal entity.
- Legal Research in Criminal Law. I offer to prepare various legal opinions and studies on issues of interest to clients that fall within the scope of criminal law. This includes questions related to the theory and practice of criminal law and criminal procedural law (e.g. qualifying a person’s actions under a specific article of the Criminal Code, the grounds for appealing a court decision that has not yet come into effect, etc.).
Academic background
- University of Latvia, Latvia (LLB, LLM (lawyer’s qualification))
- Doctoral student on the doctoral programme in law, Faculty of Law, University of Latvia
I am a member of
- The Latvian Bar Association
- The European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)