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Helping Patria to enhance whistleblowing practices
Acting as local counsel in Estonia and Latvia through the Helsinki office of international law firm Bird & Bird, we are advising Patria, an international provider of defence, security and aviation life cycle support services, technology solutions and pilot training, on updating its group-wide whistleblowing guidelines and ensuring compliance with the EU Whistleblower Directive. International […]
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The state must provide compensation to bus operators for providing free rides
We represented Lux Express and several other Estonian bus operators in their dispute with the Estonian state. The crux of the matter concerned the obligation, as stipulated by the Public Transport Act, to provide free transportation for preschool children and disabled individuals on commercial lines without corresponding compensation from the state. Unconstitutional obligation The aforementioned […]
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European Court: Estonian state must compensate bus operators for free rides
We represent Lux Express and other Estonian bus operators in their dispute with the Estonian Government. On the 8th of September, the European Court made a ruling that matches the view of our specialists – the law that has been applied in Estonia for the past 20 years and obliges bus operators to transport preschoolers […]
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World Bank Group’s latest research papers offer meaningful insight into different areas of business regulation
The World Bank, an international financial institution, once again asked for our assistance with its Doing Business project. Aiming to better understand Our lawyers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania contributed to the Doing Business study that helps to better understand and compare business regulation environments across economies and over time. These studies include: – WB […]
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Record compensation for victims of Lihula shooting
We successfully submitted a civil claim for damages on behalf of the victims of the Lihula shooting incident, in which two persons were killed and several persons were injured. Rare instance in Estonia On June 6th 2020, a 32-year-old man fired shots at strangers, killing two and injuring three, in Lihula, Pärnu County, Estonia. We […]