Lithuanian Ministry of Justice has announced the start of the selection process for applicants to the position of judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).To initiate the national procedure, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, Ingrida Šimonytė, has formed a working group to carry out this selection. The working group comprises […]
We offer this practical checklist as a quick guide to showcase the strengths and weaknesses of the most popular dispute-resolution venues selected by our clients in Latvia. The material is available here.
Last year, we collected information on fines issued under the GDPR and the number of reported personal data breaches. We collected data for two time periods: May 2018 to November 2022, and January 2022 to November 2022. The GDPR enables data protection authorities to apply fines of up to 4% of the total worldwide turnover […]
On 24 March 2023, a Dutch investor, Van Ansem Participaties BV, submitted a notice of dispute to Latvia for violating the minimum standard of treatment under customary international law and invoking the protection under Article 49 of the TFEU and Article 17 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Van Ansem Participaties BV owns a […]
Our arbitration specialists have been recognized as the gold standard by the recently released Legal 500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist 2023. This esteemed list showcases leading arbitration practitioners from a broad range of countries, spanning from Austria and Poland to the Baltics and down to Serbia and North Macedonia. The six Sorainen lawyers featured on […]