EU Directives and local laws in Lithuania and Latvia allow negotiated procedures without publication in cases of extreme urgency. Public procurement regulation enables public buyers to buy within a matter of days – or even hours, if necessary. The know-how and best practice gained in emergency situations related to COVID-19 can be used for border […]
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We are pleased to announce that Global Arbitration Review (GAR) has included our international arbitration practice in GAR 100, the guide to the top specialist arbitration firms worldwide. 10 years of arbitration The first seeds of our arbitration practice were sown in 2011. This was thanks to Estonia adopting legislation that had a retroactive effect on foreign […]
We represent Lux Express and other Estonian bus operators in a dispute with the Estonian state. Unconstitutional obligation Lux Express turned to court against the Estonian state in July 2019 seeking for the obligation imposed by the Public Transport Act to carry preschoolers and people with disabilities free of charge on commercial routes without any […]
Our public procurement team successfully advised and represented Elering, an independent electricity and gas system operator in Estonia, on the procurement for the reconstruction of a 330 kv overhead transmission line in the Viru 330 kv substation and Tartu 330/110 kv substation. Strategic goal of energy security for Baltic States Currently Estonia imports two thirds […]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided to open a case against Lithuania over possible violation of the right of freedom of expression, based on a complaint by our client Mindaugas Marcinkevičius. Lithuanian courts ordered Mindaugas Marcinkevičius to refute his public opinion Marcinkevičius’ complaint concerns a possible violation of a person’s right to freedom […]