Group (or “affinity”) insurance models are well-known and widely used in the Lithuanian insurance market. They are particularly popular in the case of travel insurance, payment protection insurance and purchase protection insurance products offered by banks along with credit cards. Group insurance contracts are also commonly used for personal accident and health insurance, which employers […]
This time we’ve focused on the European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), which is set to become the world’s first comprehensive AI law, imposing obligations on both the private and public sectors. Together with our guest speakers from FibriCheck and Sparkle Consulting, we have discussed the influence that the AI Act will have on your businesses in […]
We are representing one of Europe’s leading aircraft engine and industrial gas turbine producers in an arbitration dispute with a Latvian company. The dispute arose over a licence agreement for the broadcasting rights of a significant European sports event. The claimant alleges that our client owes the licence fee, plus interest and a contractual penalty. […]
The claimants, the creators of the hookah chain HOOKAH PLACE, filed unfair competition claims against the defendant with the EEC The EEC found that the defendant had violated the competition rules of the EAEU cross-border market The defendant, by registering the mark HOOKAHPLACE in Belarus, sought to take advantage of the reputation of the claimants’ HOOKAH […]
We are assisting global law firm Bird & Bird with the completion and updating of their implementation of the EU whistleblowing directive tracker regarding Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Our input is focused on giving a concise overview of how the different provisions of the directive have been transposed to national law and what choices Estonia, […]