We have been advising and representing JYSK – the largest Danish retailer operating internationally –– before Latvia’s constitutional court and the Competition Council, as well as the Ministry of Economics. The subject matter The subject matter related to government-imposed restrictions on commerce at so-called “big shopping centres” that have at least 7,000 m2 of commercial […]
We assisted the Swedish-based company Storskogen in acquiring a majority of the shares in Scandia Steel – a leading Scandinavian supplier of steel pipe piles in foundation and foundation reinforcements. Manufacturing takes place in Kretinga, Lithuania Scandia Steel has 94 employees and a turnover of almost EUR 40 million. The company’s product development and sales […]
Publication
The Law on Personal Data Protection was officially published on 14 May 2021. It will enter into force six months after publication, i.e. in November this year. This is the first law specifically dedicated to personal data in Belarus. Its provisions significantly change and clarify the regulation of personal data processing, which could affect almost […]
We advised a Latvian mass media platform and their journalists concerning the initiation of criminal proceedings due to lasting and repeated persecution of the journalists, including threats and unwelcome, persistent, and disruptive communication with particular representatives of this media platform. Pro bono assistance to media platform and journalists Affected by a third party’s repeated threatening, […]
Sorainen Belarus advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in connection with its lending of an amount of BYN equivalent to USD 10 million to Priorbank. The loan is aimed at supporting the borrower’s working capital, as well as its trade-related lending programme for Belarusian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in direct response to the COVID-19 […]