The Lithuanian Parliament has enacted the Law on the Impact of the Effects of the New Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Application of the Lithuanian Law on the Insolvency of Legal Entities (the “Lithuanian COVID-19 Law”), effective as of 25 April 2020. The Lithuanian COVID-19 Law applies only to companies that have experienced financial difficulties and […]
Suspension of the management board’s obligation to file a bankruptcy application Under the Estonian COVID law the obligation of the management board to file a bankruptcy application is halted. This amendment applies to all legal and natural persons. However, an undertaking that lacks prospects of restoring and continuing its economic activities after the current emergency […]
On 22 March 2020, the Latvian Law on the threat to the state related to the spread of COVID-19 and measures for prevention and remedying its consequences (the “Latvian Covid-19 Law”), as later amended on 3 April and 23 April 2020, came into force. Suspension of creditors’ right to file for insolvency Under the Latvian […]
In March, the EU Court of Justice ruled that VAT exemption applies to health services provided by phone (case C 48/19). X is a private limited company incorporated under German law. In February 2014, the company provided advice over the phone on behalf of its health insurance fund regarding health issues, and implemented support programmes […]
Sorainen Belarus experts Marina Golovnitskaya, Kirill Laptev and Maria Rodich contributed to the Belarusian chapter of the Drug & Medical Device Litigation 2020 guide published by the International Comparative Legal Guide. International Comparative Legal Guide to Drug & Medical Device Litigation covers regulatory frameworks, manufacturing, transactions, advertising, promotion and sales, data privacy, clinical trials and […]