Last week, the Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu) passed amendments to the Public Procurement Act (RHS). In total, almost 300 changes are envisaged in the act, which is impressive in terms of numbers, but will not lead to drastic changes. The current Public Procurement Act has been in force since 1 September 2017 and transposed three […]
Publication / Raivo Raudzeps
There have not been any amendments to the laws of Latvia that would directly impact the conduct of public procurements in Latvia, including in the utility, defence or security sectors. However, due to the considerable increase in the number and scope of the sanctions (these are called “restrictive measures” in the EU) that the EU […]
On April 22 and 23 of 2022, an international conference of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) took place in Riga with the support of the Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates, bringing together more than a hundred defence lawyers from different European countries. Dr.iur. Violeta Zeppa-Priedīte, attorney-at-law, a member of the ECBA and Head of […]
In response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the EU has quite unanimously decided to impose sanctions and end business ties with the aggressor. Lithuania has also spoken clearly and consistently in this regard: restrictions will be applied. One of them involves amendments to the public procurement laws, which were adopted as a matter of urgency […]
We are pleased to announce that Sorainen Belarus team contributed to the Belarusian chapter of the Drug & Medical Device Litigation guide 2022 published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. The team working on the Belarusian chapter included the head of Sorainen’s Life Sciences sector group, counsel Marina Golovnitskaya, partner Kirill Laptev, associates Veranika Amelyanchuk […]