The Cabinet has decided that the so-called “blank media levy” will continue to be collected on the basis of the existing fee-based system rather than being transferred to a state budget system. However, it was agreed that there is an urgent need to review the list of media to which the levy applies. Discussion on […]
We assisted Autolux in taking over the operations and administration of the Hertz franchise in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Car rental company Autolux won the tender and became the exclusive Hertz franchise operator in the Baltic states as of 1 January 2019. Autolux completed the required preparations on time and effectively centralised and streamlined the […]
Deals & Cases / Maksim Salahub, Kirill Laptev, Pavel Lashuk, Tatsiana Zubarava, Aliaksandr Artsiukhevich
We advised a major developer of inclusive computer games with offices in the USA, Canada and Belarus on a wide range of issues. Our assistance covered a broad scope of legal issues, starting with a review of contractual arrangements with its outsourced game developer in Minsk in regard to IP rights transfer and continuing with […]
We successfully represented one of the oldest producers of milk products in Lithuania, Lukšių pieninė, in a legal dispute with another Lithuanian milk processor over acts of unfair competition and trademark infringement. Court judgments favourable to our client Lukšių pieninė has been manufacturing handmade fermented cheese “Liliputas” since 1958, the trademark for which is registered […]
We provided pro bono assistance to the Latvian Children’s Palliative Care Society to carry out a photo project, “Bridges of Dreams”, in collaboration with the world-famous Precious Baby Project artist Angela Forker. About the photo project In Latvia, for over 600 families the dream of a sunny childhood has disappeared, but instead they have been able […]