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Employment Card 2026: Baltic employment law comparison
“Employment Card 2026”, compiled by Sorainen experts, provides a concise and practical comparison of key employment law regulations across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, reflecting the legal framework as of 1 January 2026. Designed as a quick reference for company decision‑makers, in‑house counsel, HR professionals and legal advisers operating in the Baltic region, the card brings […]
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Due diligence obligations of a contracting authority under the EU public procurement law
The head of our Public Procurement team Kadri Härginen successfully defended her PhD dissertation, “Due diligence obligations of a contracting authority under the EU public procurement law “. Errors in complying with public procurement, including legal practice examples of termination of employment and criminal punishments for breaches of public procurement law, lie in the heart […]
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Applying sanctions in public procurement in the Baltic states
In response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, the EU has decided to impose sanctions and end business ties with the aggressor. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have also spoken up clearly and consistently in this regard: restrictions will be applied. One of these involves amendments to the public procurement laws, which have already entered into force […]
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Public Procurement Act in Estonia had 300 amendments
Last week, the Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu) passed amendments to the Public Procurement Act (RHS). In total, almost 300 changes are envisaged in the act, which is impressive in terms of numbers, but will not lead to drastic changes. The current Public Procurement Act has been in force since 1 September 2017 and transposed three […]
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In-house transactions: lost in translation?
Our partner Carri Ginter, senior associate Kadri Härginen and associate Mario Sõrm published an article in the highly proclaimed Public Procurement Law Review on the topic of in-house transactions in public procurement law. Public Procurement Law Review provides up-to-date information and analysis on public procurement law in the EU and the UK via a pan-European […]