In protecting the principles of a democratic society and media independence, SORAINEN is providing pro bono legal assistance to the newspaper BAUSKAS DZĪVE (BDz) in its fight with Iecava Regional Council (Council) over publishing of journalistic articles and advertising in the municipal newspaper Iecavas Ziòas. BDz has asked the Council to stop publishing these items […]
SORAINEN is representing the interests of Bilþu birojs, a company, in a copyright dispute with AKKA/LAA (the Latvian authors’ society – Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency/Latvian Authors Association) which brought a court claim for damages. The dispute stems from Boris Grebenshikov’s concert in Riga on 1 December 2009. Bilþu birojs made a copyright agreement with […]
The SORAINEN Latvian office represents VMF Latvia, a Latvian company specialising in evaluation in all forest-related raw material, in court proceedings in a dispute with an employee in a case regarding employment termination, suspension from work and recovery of average earnings. The client is advised by partner Eva Berlaus, senior associate Andis Burkevics and associate […]
SORAINEN represented the state-owned Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB) in a dispute with the State Labour Inspectorate (SLI) to revoke a decision whereby an administrative penalty was imposed on LNOB. LNOB had concluded a service contract with a choral vocalist; however, SLI considered that an employment contract should have been concluded instead. The decision […]