We are providing pro bono legal assistance to journalists from TVNET GRUPA and the Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica in connection with the persecution and intimidation of journalists carried out by a private individual. Highlighting the issue To protect their rights, journalists have turned to law enforcement agencies, as well as asking senior state […]
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 […]
Deals & Cases / Ieva Andersone, Anna Bogdanova, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
In 2021, Sorainen assisted All Media Latvia (TV3 Group company in Latvia) by providing the necessary legal support with contract law and civil law matters. About All Media Latvia All Media Latvia operates the TV channel TV3 Latvija, the news site skaties.lv, the radio station StarFM and other mass media outlets well-known among the public. Our […]
We are advising Ekspress Grupp, the largest media company in the Baltic States, in selling the Printall printing house to Trükitung, a company related to its majority shareholder Hans H. Luik. The group’s digital future The Management Board of Ekspress Grupp has weighed the options for selling Printall as well as other alternatives since the […]
We developed a comparative study on the differences in media legislation across the Baltic states. The study was prepared pro bono for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, as well as for the Baltic Centre for Media Excellence, an organisation that promotes professional growth, media intelligence and critical thinking, and strives for positive change in journalism and […]