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 […]
The Lithuanian Supreme Court ruled in favour of our client – Mindaugas Marcinkevičius, a minority shareholder in VP Group – in a case over his allegations about aggressive tax policies applied by VP Group companies. The result also represents failure of an attempt to dismiss M. Marcinkevičius’s allegations by Vilniaus Prekyba, Franmax and Leksita, all […]
Publication / Ieva Andersone, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
On 30 January 2020, State Secretaries will discuss a draft law at a meeting to amend the Consumer Rights Protection Law. Although the amendments are still being prepared for submission to the Parliament, it is already clear that they will significantly supplement the rights and powers of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (CRPC). The amendments […]
We assisted Wasserman, a leading global sports agency, in acquiring Lithuanian basketball agency BBaltics. As part of the acquisition, BBaltics founder Tadas Bulotas will join Wasserman as Vice President, International Basketball. Wasserman and BBaltics, one of the most respected European basketball representation practices, have been partnering since 2012, with Wasserman representing and supporting clients playing […]
Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
DSI imposes largest fine in Latvian history At the end of last year, information was published that the Data State Inspectorate (DSI) has applied the largest fine so far for data protection violations in the amount of EUR 150,000 on an internet shop for unlawful data processing that failed to observe the fundamental principles of […]