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 […]
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The Court of Arbitration of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has included Dispute Resolution & Risk Management partner Valts Nerets in its closed list of arbitrators. Under the Arbitration Law of Latvia, the parties may appoint arbitrators only from the closed list managed by the founder of the arbitration court. With this […]