On 30 January 2020 a global coronavirus outbreak announced by the World Health Organisation as a public health emergency caused delays in shipments from China, as well as failures in the finance, tourism, logistics and production spheres. We offer a brief overview of the most common legal issues arising in the supply sphere. Among the main examples […]
Chambers Global 2020 released its law firms rankings where Sorainen is ranked as Tier 1 law firm in Estonia. In the field of Corporate and M&A, our Estonian office partners Toomas Prangli, Paul Künnap, Piret Jesse and Aku Sorainen are recommended as notable practitioners. “Excellent practice with significant strength representing large domestic clients and foreign investors operating at a […]
On 21 January 2020 Competition Council published the results of the market supervision on beer sales market in Latvia. During the market supervision a specific emphasis was put on issues of HoReCa and public event sectors. Exclusive contracts and their role in the market According to the report, the consequences of exclusive sales contracts are […]
On 25 November 2019, the Latvian Competition Council (Council) published a report on “Medicines: Price formation and possible restrictions on competition affecting their financial availability”. The aim of the study was to consider the factors affecting prices and financial availability of medicines in Latvia. The study compared the regulatory frameworks of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia […]
Copenhagen Economics has interviewed partner Daivis Švirinas and senior associate Monika Mališauskaitė, along with the legal and economist team of the Lithuanian Competition Council (LCC) and prominent Lithuanian competition law experts for this year’s chapter on Lithuania. The chapter investigates three recent landmark decisions that highlight the increasing use of economic methods in public and […]