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TV Play Baltics refines intellectual property matters
Our team assisted TV Play Baltics, a company of the TV3 group providing the next-generation television services Go3, in advising on copyright and content licensing related matters. The assistance involved in-depth analysis of copyright, contractual and competition law matters. Our team consisted of partners Ieva Andersone and Andris Tauriņš, senior associates Linda Reneslāce and Marika […]
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Constitutional Court acknowledges position of JYSK on issues of trade restrictions
The Constitutional Court pronounced a ruling in which it acknowledged that the prohibition on carrying out commercial activities at large shopping centres imposed on JYSK from 7 April 2021 to 19 May 2021 unlawfully restricted the property rights of JYSK and created unjustified unequal treatment towards other merchants. COVID-19 restrictions on trade With the aim of reducing the spread […]
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JYSK opposes unjustified restrictions
We have been advising and representing JYSK – the largest Danish retailer operating internationally –– before Latvia’s constitutional court and the Competition Council, as well as the Ministry of Economics. The subject matter The subject matter related to government-imposed restrictions on commerce at so-called “big shopping centres” that have at least 7,000 m2 of commercial […]
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Administrative District Court initiates a case about the prohibition of beauticians and beauty care specialists from working in cosmetology
We are providing pro bono legal assistance to the Latvian Association of Beauticians and Cosmetologists. On 8 March 2021, the Association applied to the administrative court concerning Cabinet Regulation No. 655, “Regarding Declaration of the Emergency Situation”. In this order, the Cabinet prohibits the provision of beauty care services by beauticians and beauty care specialists […]
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Representation of Carnikava region municipality before the Constitutional Court
Our team successfully provided legal assistance to the municipality of Carnikava region concerning the Administrative Territorial Reform. During the reform, Carnikava municipality will merge with Ādaži municipality in one joint Ādaži region municipality. In this regard, the municipality of Carnikava region states that by adopting the Administrative territory and populated area law, the legislator has […]