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Sorainen successful in repatriating EUR 60 million from fraudulent crypto scheme
We successfully advised the Receivership Estate of EminiFX in repatriating BTC 3658.3 (approximately EUR 60 million). The case concerns ongoing proceedings in the United States regarding a crypto-related “Ponzi-like” scheme. Fraudulent scheme The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched action against EminiFX in May 2022. The CFTC complaint alleged numerous violations of the federal commodities […]
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Successful defence of freedom of expression before the European Court of Human Rights
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favour of our client in a case against Lithuania over violation of the right of freedom of expression. Lithuanian courts unduly ordered our client to retract his public opinion The ECHR ruled that there had been a violation of a person’s right to freedom […]
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Representing a Nigerian company before the Court of Justice of the European Union
We represented a Nigerian state-owned company, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, in an oral hearing in a case against the aviation company Lufthansa before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. The case is unique in that it is very rare for the Court of Justice of the European Union to examine […]
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Cape Town Convention applied for the first time in Lithuanian case law history
We represented a Nigerian company in a unique case against aviation the giant Lufthansa, which for the first time in Lithuanian case law history raised the issue of application of the Cape Town Convention in the country. The subject matter of the proceedings was the return of assets pledged to the Nigerian company and seized. […]
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European Court of Human Rights to open case over possible violation of the right of freedom of expression
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decided to open a case against Lithuania over possible violation of the right of freedom of expression, based on a complaint by our client Mindaugas Marcinkevičius. Lithuanian courts ordered Mindaugas Marcinkevičius to refute his public opinion Marcinkevičius’ complaint concerns a possible violation of a person’s right to freedom […]