Updated on 21 April 2020 Additional conditions for declaring idle time On 8 April 2020 amendments to the Labour Code regulating idle time due to the state of emergency and quarantine came into effect. For this reason, in order to declare idle time additional conditions will apply from now on: due to the nature of […]
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To ensure availability of disinfectants needed to stabilise the state of emergency, to support people living in Latvia and help mitigate the consequences of Covid-19, the Olaine chemical factory BIOLARS has said it is ready to start manufacturing disinfectants in its production plants. Taking into account the increased demand for ‒and unreasonably high prices of […]
We represented an international chain of retail clothing stores in a trademark opposition matter in Latvia. We prepared an urgent opposition application against the registration of the opponent’s trademark and represented the client at a hearing of the Appellate Board of the Latvian Patent Office. The Appellate Board upheld the opposition by invalidating the opponent’s […]
To support businesses during the coronavirus outbreak Latvia has introduced new VAT measures to speed up the procedure for refunding overpaid VAT. According to the new VAT repayment procedure: The State Revenue Service (SRS) refunds overpaid VAT within 30 days of receiving the VAT return for the respective tax period. Before a refund, the SRS […]
We assisted Hesburger, one of the largest fast-food chains in northern Europe, with further expansion of its presence in Belarus. Our team leading the project – consisting of partner Kiryl Apanasevich, senior associate Aliaksei Daryin and associates Alesia Khadasevich, Aliaksei Vashkevich and Artem Semchik – assisted with purchasing the premises for its second restaurant site, […]