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Latvia Takes a Bold Leap: Embracing International Standards with the Arbitration Law Reform
Latvia’s status as the arbitration unicorn remains undisputed after nearly ten years since adopting the country’s first Arbitration Law (“Latvian Arbitration Law”). In February 2024, the overly liberal Latvian regime resulted in 57 arbitral institutions. This record-high number, however, is considerably less than the 214 arbitral institutions in Latvia in 2013. Although advertised by the Latvian government to follow the […]
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Consumer class actions in Latvia
On 14 September 2023, the Saeima approved amendments to the Consumer Rights Protection Law (CRPL) and related amendments to the Civil Procedure Law. These amendments will introduce a new procedural instrument to consumer class actions in Latvia, as provided for in the European Union (EU) Directive 2020/1828. The main objective of the law is to […]