Publication / Sofia Kurochka
The material is compiled by assistant lawyer Sofia Kurochka. Finance Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 (Text with EEA relevance) Date of effect: 29 June 2023 Under the new rules, crypto asset service […]
We successfully represented Saaremaa Laevakompanii (an Estonian-based shipping company) before three instance courts in a dispute over the recovery of a compromise agreement of over EUR 60 million. Interest of creditors The dispute started in 2018, when the plaintiffs filed claims against Saaremaa Laevakompanii (SLK) to revoke specific clauses of the compromise agreement in recovery, […]
We advised our client Stena Line on a transaction involving acquisition of the operations of the ferry and RoRo terminals at the Port of Ventspils, Latvia. About the acquisition The acquisition in Latvia is the latest of several moves to support Stena Line’s long-term expansion in the Baltic Sea region, which is fast developing economically. […]
Our Dispute Resolution team represented AS CATA, one of the most experienced transport companies in Latvia, before the Administrative Court in a dispute over the right to conclude a public contract for passenger transport in the region of Vidzeme. The Court has found that the Road Transport Administration has to withdraw from state contracts worth […]
We successfully represented the Estonian State, acting through the Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO), in a complex civil dispute connected to a significant criminal proceeding. Assets seized as part of criminal proceedings in question The dispute arose when a third party (legal successor of a company registered in Hong Kong) claimed recovery of nearly EUR […]