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European Legal update 01.04. – 16.04.
Assistant lawyer Natālija Ķīse compiled the material. ESG ECtHR delivers three Grand Chamber rulings in cases concerning climate change Issued: 9 April 2024 The European Court of Human Rights issued rulings in three climate change-related cases, emphasising the relationship between environmental issues and human rights. Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, Carême […]
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CV Keskus acquires the job board cv.lt
We advised the company CV Keskus in acquiring the job board cv.lt, owned by UAB Verslo žinios. Verslo žinios established the high-standard job platform cv.lt in 1999. With this acquisition, CV Keskus, belonging to the Swiss media group Ringier and operator of leading job marketplaces in the Baltic countries, expands its portfolio of job platforms, […]
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The FORT partner Jānis Līkops joins Sorainen Latvia with team of experts
In April this year, Jānis Līkops joined the Sorainen partnership. Jānis will be complementing the Corporate and M&A management teams, as well as the Real Estate & Construction practice groups at the Sorainen Latvian office. Both of the aforementioned practice groups at Sorainen Latvia showed an excellent increase in turnover indicators last year (between 20% […]
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European Legal update 05.03. – 19.03.
Assistant lawyer Natālija Ķīse compiled the material. Data protection Commission opens formal proceedings against AliExpress under the Digital Services Act Official press release: 14 March 2024 The Commission has initiated formal procedures to evaluate whether AliExpress violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to risk management and mitigation, content moderation, internal complaint […]
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European Legal update 20.02. – 05.03.
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. ESG Directive empowering consumers for the green transition and circular economy Adopted: 20 February 2024 The Council has adopted a directive aimed at empowering consumers to facilitate the shift towards sustainability. This new directive seeks to strengthen consumer rights by amending the unfair commercial practices directive (UCPD) and […]