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From Paris to Riga: is it legal to pay less based on where you work?
Whilst playing out different legal scenarios in my mind, I’ve come across one which will not leave until it has been addressed in an article. Say I work in Latvia, but my colleagues in France earn more, or I work in a smaller regional town like Rēzekne, but my colleagues from the state capital Rīga […]
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Sorainen: The first half of 2026 in criminal cases. What an attorney doesn’t tell you over lunch
“In our work, there are many observations and insights that do not appear in court rulings, legal commentaries or conference presentations. These are stories about people, corporate decisions, unexpected mistakes and, at times, crises that have been successfully averted. That is precisely why we have named this column ‘What an attorney doesn’t tell you over […]
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European Legal update: 30.06. – 14.07.2026.
Assistant lawyers Paulina Patašiūtė and Erlandas Prakapavičius compiled the material. Data protection / data & tech EDPB adopts guidelines on anonymisation and web scraping for generative AI and processing personal data through blockchain technologies Adopted: 8 July 2026 The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted new guidelines clarifying the concept of anonymous data under the GDPR, taking into account […]
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European Legal update: 02.06. – 30.06.2026.
Assistant lawyers Paulina Patašiūtė and Erlandas Prakapavičius compiled the material. M&A and private capital Foreign investment screening: Council signs off on updated framework Adopted: June 8, 2026 The Council adopted a revised EU framework for screening foreign direct investments (FDI), strengthening the Union’s ability to address security and public order risks linked to foreign investments. The new […]
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Sorainen Estonia increased its revenue by 10 percent in 2025
The Sorainen office in Tallinn continues to be one of the biggest employers in the legal market in Estonia, as revealed by the annual reports published on the Company Registration Portal of the Estonian e-business register. In 2025, the firm paid nearly EUR 6 million in social, income and value-added tax. The average number of […]