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A landmark decision for competition law in Latvia
We successfully defended our client – one of Latvia’s major construction companies – in a landmark case concerning alleged cartel activity among the country’s largest construction firms. The Latvian Supreme Court has ruled that information obtained through operational measures within a criminal investigation – such as covert surveillance or wiretapping – cannot be used as […]
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The Court suspends proceedings in the case concerning the payment of compensation from the Medical Treatment Risk Fund and refers the case to the Constitutional Court
We are providing pro bono legal assistance to Evija Rača, who was incorrectly diagnosed with an oncological disease in 2020 and, as a result, received inappropriate treatment over an extended period of time. It was discovered that the diagnosis was inaccurate only in 2024. Section 16, Paragraph 5 of the Law on the Rights of […]
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Latvijas Banka has issued a crowdfunding service provider licence to FLOW
We are pleased to announce that on 27 August Latvijas Banka issued a crowdfunding service provider licence to FLOW. Congratulations to the FLOW team on this significant achievement! About FLOW FLOW is a new crowdfunding service provider on the Latvian market. The company is authorized to provide loan facilitation services (also known as loan-based crowdfunding) and […]
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Submerge manufactures underwater dual-use drones
In last year’s Shared Mission project, we provided pro bono legal assistance to Submerge, a manufacturer of underwater drones. About Submerge Submerge has developed a dual-use underwater drone which can complete search and monitoring operations in conditions matching Latvia’s climate and obtain various types of data and information on the water ecosystem in real time. […]
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Social enterprise Visas Iespējas wins intellectual property rights dispute
We assisted the social enterprise Visas Iespējas in a dispute over intellectual property rights. Visas Iespējas is a socially driven organisation that brings together youth organisations with suitable projects, both in Latvia and internationally. Its mission is to empower each and every young person to discover the opportunities that suit them best and to realise […]