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Gren acquires Rīgas Enerģija
With our assistance, the Northern European green energy company Gren has completed a transaction to acquire Rīgas Enerģija, a sustainable energy producer in Riga, adding to its fleet a biomass combined heat and power plant (CHP) that uses a local, renewable energy resource – woodchips – to produce clean and price-competitive heat energy and electricity. […]
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Successfully represented client in GAFTA Arbitration award recognition case
Our Dispute Resolution team successfully represented a client in a court case concerning the recognition and enforcement of a GAFTA (The Grain and Feed Trade Association of London) arbitration award in Latvia. Arbitral award The client had delivered goods under a contract, but the defendant had only partially settled the payment, remaining in debt for […]
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Cross-border success in EUR 2.3 million debt dispute
Our dispute resolution team successfully represented Compagnie Française d’Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur (Coface), a credit insurance institute, in a civil dispute concerning the recovery of debt and default interest amounting to EUR 2.3 million. The client was successful before the courts of all instances, and with a recent decision by the Supreme Court’ the […]
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Representing our client during international arbitration proceedings under SCC Rules
An arbitration team of ours from Latvia is representing a client before Stockholm’s Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC) during arbitration proceedings against its former contractual partner. The construction dispute showcases the negative aspects of using complex patent-protected construction materials if the other party fails to fulfil its obligations properly during the fulfilment of the […]
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An individual is sentenced for harassment of a journalist
We provided pro bono legal assistance for the journalist Inga Spriņģe, who suffered from prolonged and repeated harassment by Jānis Sondars, including intimidation, threats and unwanted communication. On 30 March this year the Senate refused to initiate cassation proceedings following the entry into force of the Regional Court’s decision. As a result, Jānis Sondars was […]