We represented Lux Express and several other Estonian bus operators in their dispute with the Estonian state. The crux of the matter concerned the obligation, as stipulated by the Public Transport Act, to provide free transportation for preschool children and disabled individuals on commercial lines without corresponding compensation from the state. Unconstitutional obligation The aforementioned […]
We successfully represented Šiaulių plentas, a road and bridge construction company. before the Supreme Court of Lithuania in a case regarding the unlawful off-set of contractual late interest by the Lithuanian Road Administration. Šiaulių plentas was awarded EUR 235,000, 8% procedural interest and litigation costs. The main dispute in the case arose due to the […]
Deals & Cases / Laurynas Lukošiūnas, Žilvinas Briedis
The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a clarification in a case still pending before Lithuanian courts concerning the construction project of Lazdynai swimming pool in Vilnius municipality. The clarification on the conditions for blacklisting companies is particularly relevant and favourable for business. The Court of Justice noted that the inclusion of […]
We provided legal assistance to a food and non-food retail company in a civil action brought by a natural person against a company for damages of EUR 25,000. By the decision of an action session of the Senate, initiation of cassation proceedings in connection with the cassation complaint of the natural person was refused, therefore […]
We successfully advised the Receivership Estate of EminiFX in repatriating BTC 3658.3 (approximately EUR 60 million). The case concerns ongoing proceedings in the United States regarding a crypto-related “Ponzi-like” scheme. Fraudulent scheme The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched action against EminiFX in May 2022. The CFTC complaint alleged numerous violations of the federal commodities […]
