Elvis Grinbergs, associate, and Āris Kakstāns The fight against racism in sports is broad, active and well-heard. FIFA and UEFA, the leading football organizations, are particularly actively involved in it, both by leading public awareness campaigns and by applying a zero tolerance policy for any activities displaying racism. The past year in Latvian sports, in […]
The Republic of Estonia has appointed our partner, Carri Ginter, as a member of the prestigious ICSID Panel of Arbitrators. ICSID is one of the five organisations of the World Bank Group and is located in Washington, USA. ICSID’s list of arbitrators includes the most sought-after and highly qualified arbitrators in the world, and each member state […]
Sorainen’s team of lawyers successfully represented the insurance company If P&C Insurance AS in legal proceedings which involved complicated issues of insurance law, regulation of consumer rights, competition law, and the boundary between civil proceedings in court and supervision by supervisory authorities during administrative proceedings. The proceedings also involved a number of complex procedural issues, […]
We advised the Estonian Ministry of Climate on the possibility of introducing nuclear energy to Estonia, by analysing the necessary legal framework and conducting a human resources study in cooperation with the University of Tartu. The report provides the necessary information for developing a national nuclear law and mapping out requirements for the key organisations […]
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. Technology & intellectual property Artificial Intelligence Act: European Parliament and the Council reach provisional agreement Reached: 9 December 2023 The AI Act introduces dedicated rules for general purpose AI models that will ensure transparency along the value chain. Specific banned applications of AI are set, as well as […]