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European Legal update 21.04 – 18.05.2026.
Assistants Paulina Patašiūtė un Erlandas Prakapavičius compiled the material. Data & tech Commission preliminarily finds Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act Published: April 29, 2026 The Commission concluded that Meta Platforms, Inc. failed to effectively prevent children under 13 from accessing Instagram and Facebook, despite the platforms’ minimum age requirement. Meta’s age verification and reporting tools were found […]
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Shared Mission 2026: We invite impact-driven organisations with cross-border ambitions to apply for up to EUR 100,000 in pro bono legal and tax support
Our Shared Mission programme is now open. Marking the programme’s seventh consecutive year, purpose‑led startups, scale‑ups, NGOs, associations and companies seeking to scale across borders are invited to apply for free legal and tax advice. Apply HERE by 14 June 2026. Shared Mission – our commitment to the Baltics We have launched applications for […]
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New report – Stricter rules for audiovisual commercial communications
The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has just published a major new comparative study co-financed by the European Commission: Stricter and more detailed national rules for audiovisual commercial communications. The Latvian submission to the report was provided by Ieva Andersone, Country Managing Partner and head of the competition and regulatory […]
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Criminal case trends in 2025: what shaped the year and what continues into 2026
For our Risk management, corporate crime investigations, and defence team, 2025 was intense and full of complex cases. The year demonstrated how sensitive today’s business environment is to geopolitical tensions and how rapidly corporate risk is evolving under increasingly stringent regulation. We handled a wide range of criminal, administrative, and regulatory offense cases, covering both […]
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European Legal update: 08.04.-20.04.2026
Legal assistant Liis Pormeister compiled the material. Competition Commission sends Meta a Supplementary Statement of Objections on possible interim measures to reverse exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp Published: 15 April 2026 The European Commission plans to order Meta to restore third‑party AI assistants’ access to WhatsApp on the same terms as before October 2025, finding that Meta’s revised paid access […]