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We successfully represented Transinesta in a case against the Lithuanian Transport and Safety Authority (LTSA) before the Lithuanian Competition Council. Transinesta is one of the largest coach operators in the Baltic States operating under the Ecolines brand name. Our client filed a complaint against the LTSA regarding restricting competition and impeding the entry of new […]
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On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment in the so-called “Schrems II” case (case C-311/18, see full text and press release), which will have a significant impact on transferring personal data outside the EU and the EEA. The decision is likely to cause some uncertainty and […]
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Deals & Cases / Saulė Dagilytė, Mantas Petkevičius, Tomas Kontautas, Eva Berlaus, Rūdolfs Eņģelis, Karin Madisson, Agnė Sovaitė, Inga Macijauskaitė, Rasa Mikutienė, Zane Paeglīte, Santa Rubīna, Aija Lasmane, Isabella Barbara Tisenhusen, Nele Suurmets, Monika Tomberg, Tanel Molok, Irma Kunickė, Aurelija Daubaraitė
We advised Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) – one of the biggest international insurers in Central and Eastern Europe – on consolidating the business of its group non-life insurance companies Compensa and Seesam in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. This is potentially the biggest cross-border merger in the Baltics in 2020. Optimising group structure As a result […]
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Measures needed to make e-healthcare run smoothly in Lithuania During the COVID-19 crisis, increased demand for remote health care services in Lithuania has been clearly visible. It is in the interest of both patients and healthcare providers that such services can be provided after the quarantine; however, this requires changes to the existing legal framework. […]
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New regulations on medical equipment On 6 November 2019, the Ministry of Health and its State Health Care Accreditation Agency approved renewed medical equipment regulations based on EU Regulation 2017/745 and EU Regulation 2017/746. Importantly, some products with no intended medical purpose (e.g. contact lenses that do not affect eyesight, equipment used for cosmetic surgery) […]
