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The ongoing war in Ukraine is impacting the region in numerous ways, however, a topic overlooked by many currently is cybersecurity. Given the tense situation in Ukraine, and the significant spike in malicious cyber activity reported by observers, we recommend that all companies and institutions review and strengthen cybersecurity measures where necessary. Cybersecurity affects almost […]
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Publication / Marina Golovnitskaya, Yauheni Budchanka, Maksim Salahub, Kaupo Lepasepp, Mirell Prosa, Oliver Kuusk, Rūta Vaicekauskaitė-Jasionė, Paulius Mockevičius, Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė, Dr Stasys Drazdauskas, Ieva Andersone, Linda Sarāne-Reneslāce, Andris Tauriņš, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Our team share another piece of intellectual property (IP) news in the Belarus-Baltics region telling about curious cases, news in legislation, and some measures taken by governments due to the COVID-19 pandemic which may still be helpful to business (mainly extension of statutory deadlines and, in some cases, waiver of statutory duties). IP news from […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
DSI imposes largest fine in Latvian history At the end of last year, information was published that the Data State Inspectorate (DSI) has applied the largest fine so far for data protection violations in the amount of EUR 150,000 on an internet shop for unlawful data processing that failed to observe the fundamental principles of […]
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Publication / Jūlija Terjuhana, Tanel Molok, Ieva Tumalavičiūtė
During the last years, we increasingly often see leading international film industry players such as HBO, BBC and Warner Bros choosing the Baltic countries as the main shooting location for their projects. One of the main reasons for such impressive growth in the region’s film production industry is tax incentives and dedicated support schemes such […]
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A pre-checked checkbox does not constitute consent which a website user must give for storage of and access to cookies on their equipment. Therefore companies need to change their current practice. This was the conclusion reached by the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment in Case C-673/17 Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und […]
