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The Baltic Times: What is white-collar crime?
The article was prepared by Sorainen heads of Corporate Crime Investigations and Compliance Dr. iur Violeta Zeppa-Priedīte (Latvia) Norman Aas (Estonia) Darius Raulušaitis (Lithuania) With the association of the White Collar Crime team Agneta Rumpa; Krista Niklase; Jānis Dobelnieks; Hannelora Voiciša; Paula Šūtava; Kristers Pētersons Introduction One of the areas in which Sorainen assists clients is criminal […]
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Assessment of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the limitation period for criminal liability
The limitation period is among the institutions of criminal law for which correct understanding and application is crucial to the final outcome of a case. On the one hand, errors can lead to significant prejudice to the rights of persons entitled to a defence. On the other hand, errors may also create conditions enabling criminal […]
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Court of first instance ruling in favour of our clients in a case concerning criminal property
We are helping clients, companies registered in Cyprus and the British Virgin Islands belonging to a real estate development group, to recover approximately 11 million EUR seized in Latvia as part of criminal proceedings. The clients’ funds were considered to be suspect and potentially related to money laundering activities, as the companies’ business activities are […]
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AML Watcher: Can Spotify be used as a Money Laundering Front?
Violeta Zeppa-Priedite, head of Sorainen Latvia Corporate Crime practice has recently mentioned that the development of various social networks and online platforms has not only created new opportunities for people to consume and publish different types of content, but unfortunately has also opened up new horizons for criminals to engage in illegal activities. As the […]
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Money laundering using Spotify
Dr Violeta Zeppa-Priedīte, head of Sorainen Latvia Corporate Crime practice and assistant lawyer Andīna Brīvule The recent development of various social networks and online platforms has not only created new opportunities for people to consume and publish different types of content, but unfortunately has also opened up new horizons for criminals to engage in illegal […]