http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/publications/index.page Eversheds RSS Wed Dec 20 20:00:42 2017 GMT www.eversheds.com/images/Websites/Interface/Logos/logo.gif Authors: Ilze Kramina, Linda AustereLatvijas Buvnieciba, Nr.3, May/June 2014If we were to prepare an overview of the investment environment in real estate development and construction in Latvia for the needs of a potential investor, we would find th... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/change_for_the_better_2014-06-12 2014-06-12 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/change_for_the_better_2014-06-12 In Asia, like elsewhere, when business relations are started with partners, a careful due diligence is a must, as well as trying to avoid mistakes made by others. A simple example – the way of handing of your business card is very important. I... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/key_of_success_asia_mv_forbes_2014-05 2014-05-01 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/key_of_success_asia_mv_forbes_2014-05 Author: Inese Kalnaja-ZelcaJurista Vards, No. 15 (817) 15.04.2014Due to the territorial principle, an author or a subject of neighbouring rights does not have the rights that would be of the same content and valid all over the world, but rather an i... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/insights_into_the_systems_of_copyright_protection_ikz_jv_2014-04-15 2014-04-15 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/insights_into_the_systems_of_copyright_protection_ikz_jv_2014-04-15 Author: Artis StraupenieksDienas Bizness, Saldo No.45 (194) 27.03.2014Any taxpayer has the right to choose the type of commercial activity and business partners freely, except for the cases specified in normative acts. However, it should be taken in... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/use_of_international_courts_of_arbitration_as_saldo_2014-03-27 2014-03-27 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/use_of_international_courts_of_arbitration_as_saldo_2014-03-27 Author: Maris Vainovskis Forbes, Nr.3(46) March, 2014 Each year various policy planning documents, strategic development plans and government declarations specify attraction of foreign investors and improvement of the investment environment as one o... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/making_investor_feel_welcome_2014-03-01 2014-03-01 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/making_investor_feel_welcome_2014-03-01 Author: Laura Zvejniece Comment by Artis Straupenieks Kapitals, March 2014 (195) A slogan that is heard in Latvia with increasing frequency is socially responsible business, but whether this means charity, paying taxes or just part of one’s ma... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/are-you-socially-responsible-as-kapitals-03-2014 2014-02-24 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/are-you-socially-responsible-as-kapitals-03-2014 Author: Agris BitansDiena, No.25 (6775) 06.02.2014.The challenged provision determines that in civil proceedings the costs related to administration of the case, the reimbursement of which the party for whose benefit the judgment has been rendered m... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/concerns_regarding_weakening_judical_system_ab_diena_2014-02-06 2014-02-06 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/concerns_regarding_weakening_judical_system_ab_diena_2014-02-06 Author: Agris Bitans www.delfi.lv 06.02.2014 Discussions related to long court proceedings that diminish trust in the judiciary as being unable to provide an effective solution arise in the public every once in a while. Postponement of cases where r... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/making_court_proceedings_more_professional_2014-02-06_ab_delfi 2014-02-06 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/making_court_proceedings_more_professional_2014-02-06_ab_delfi Author: Maris Vainovskis www.delfi.lv, 14.01.2014.Over the past two decades the telecommunications sector has undergone significant changes, mainly due to the innovations in technologies that have allowed to expand the content and range of services ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/last-years-trends-in-mergers-mv-delfi-2014-01-14 2014-01-14 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/last-years-trends-in-mergers-mv-delfi-2014-01-14 Author: Agris Bitans, Artis StraupenieksBizness&Baltija, Bizness 2013 TOP 300, 2013 Last year arbitration courts once again became one of the most topical issues in Latvia, but they were mentioned mainly in a negative sense. Firstly, the governm... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/has-all-international-arbitration-potential-been-used-for-business-ab-2013-12-1_ 2013-12-13 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/has-all-international-arbitration-potential-been-used-for-business-ab-2013-12-1_ Authors: Gunta Bambane, Krišjanis Bušs, Elza Jakobsone, Artis Straupenieks Transnational Dispute Management, No.6(10), November, 2013 From April till October, a lawyer from our office, Artis Straupenieks, together with his team from th... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/second_best_respondents_memorial_as_2013-11-12 2013-11-12 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/second_best_respondents_memorial_as_2013-11-12 Author: Viktorija JarkinaForbes, Nr.9(40), September, 2013An interesting case has taken place in Latvian case law - an individual tried to recover from the company Remess a contractual penalty in the amount which exceeds the contract value by more t... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/vj-forbes-ligumsodi-2013-09 2013-09-01 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/vj-forbes-ligumsodi-2013-09 Interview with Agris BitansDienas Bizness, 149(4554), 29.08.2013Author: Maris KirsonsIn case of a debt sale a buyer of the debt is not always authorised to use the debtor’s personal data and information that has been available to the creditor.... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/ab_db_2013-08-29 2013-08-29 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/ab_db_2013-08-29 Interview with Agris Bitans Kapitals, Nr.187 July, 2013 Global trends show that smaller Managing Boards of joint-stock companies are able to operate more effectively, although it is important that their members represent different sectors. Such a co... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/ab_kapitals_2013-july 2013-07-01 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/ab_kapitals_2013-july Interview with Ilze Kramina Latvijas buvnieciba, No.3(38)13 Construction is a complex industry with significant influence in different areas of business, therefore the Foreign Investors’ Council in Latvia that unites companies that each has in... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/ik_latvijas_buvnieciba_2013-06 2013-06-10 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/ik_latvijas_buvnieciba_2013-06 Author: Janis KeninšJurista Vards, Nr.22 (773), 04.06.2013 Opinions and experts’ comments regarding decisions of the officers of the Register of Enterprises Janis Lagzdinš’ comments The competence of the State Notary of the... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/the_use_of_trademarks_in_the_company_name_jl_jv_2013-06-04 2013-06-04 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/the_use_of_trademarks_in_the_company_name_jl_jv_2013-06-04 Interview with Agris Bitans Dienas Bizness, Nr.91(4496) 14.05.2013.The new generation of lawyers and attorneys-at-law is introducing new trends in the conservative legal profession; We have also seen efforts to buy over specialists.Full article in L... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/fight-for-customers-ab-db-2013-05-14 2013-05-14 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/fight-for-customers-ab-db-2013-05-14 Author: Viktorija JarkinaBizness&Baltija No.46 (4485) 21.03.2013.There is no special regulatory framework for mediation in Latvia at the moment. However, the mediation as mean to settle disputes is not new in our country and is widely used to ad... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/mediation_viktorija_jarkina_2013-03-21 2013-03-21 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/mediation_viktorija_jarkina_2013-03-21 Author: Viktorija Jarkina ??????? ??? ??? ??????? ?????? ? 1, 2013 The significant difference between the production costs in the Eastern and Western countries, as well as investors' desire to strengthen their presence in promising and swiftly growi... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/foreign_direct_investments_in_latvia_vj 2013-03-04 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/foreign_direct_investments_in_latvia_vj Author: Inese Kalnaja-Zelca Kapitals, 03/2013 (183) “Zimols” is not a legal term. It was introduced into the Latvian language when seeking for a suitable Latvian word for the English word “brand” and it was indeed a very succ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/to_avoid_legal_proceedings_2013-02-26 2013-02-26 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/to_avoid_legal_proceedings_2013-02-26 Interview with Ilze Kramiņa Authors Uldis Andersons, Māris Ķirsons Dienas Bizness, Nr. 34(4439) 18.02.2013 It will be possible to reduce the period of legal proceedings regarding challenge of building permits from years to several ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/special_procedures_ik_db_18-02-2013 2013-02-18 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/special_procedures_ik_db_18-02-2013 Authors: Ieva Otomere, Aris Kakstans delfi.lv 18.02.2013. On 4 February, 2013 sports world was shaken by “Europol” notice, in recent years’ organized crime affected results of at least 380 football matches, including World Cup and ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/is_it_prohibited_to_arrange_sports_results_2013-02-18 2013-02-18 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/is_it_prohibited_to_arrange_sports_results_2013-02-18 Interview with Agris Bitāns Author Elīna Pankovska Dienas Bizness, Nr.16 (4421) 23.01.2013. Amendments to the Civil Procedure Act might result in the reduction of the number of unsubstantiated cassation complaints in the Senate The in... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/only-attorney-at-law-last-instance-ab-db-23-01-2013 2013-01-23 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/only-attorney-at-law-last-instance-ab-db-23-01-2013 Interview with Māris Logins Bizness&Baltija appendix „Bizness 2012”,  07.12.2012 Recently several public procurement procedures raised high reaction in the society. Due to executed errors significant delays aris... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/opportunities_to_improve_public_procurement_bizness_2012_2012-12-07 2012-12-07 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/opportunities_to_improve_public_procurement_bizness_2012_2012-12-07 Author: Nika Aleksejeva Interview with Māris Vainovskis Kapitāls, December 2012 (180) The internal capital of the Republic of Latvia is as large as it is – in brief concludes Māris Vainovkis, Partner of Law Office “Eve... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/strategy-m_and_a_mv_kapitals_december_2012 2012-11-26 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/strategy-m_and_a_mv_kapitals_december_2012 Author Māris Ķirsons Interview with Māris Vainovskis Lietišķā Diena No. 45 (286) 07.11.2012 A company acquisition very rarely comes with the instructions and warranty unfortunately often only after the conclusion o... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/when_the_hope_for_the_best_belie_mv_7-11-2012 2012-11-07 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/when_the_hope_for_the_best_belie_mv_7-11-2012 Author: Marta Rībele, LETA Reklāma un mārketings, 2012/2013 Marketing becomes more segmented and therefore it requires the utmost accuracy of consumer data.  Legal exp... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/inofrmation-of-everybody-is-collected-ab 2012-09-27 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/inofrmation-of-everybody-is-collected-ab Forum, September 2012 To use the advantage of tax legislation, companies shall be qualified as affiliated companies (so called - holdings), both from a legal point of view and on Tax law in the Republic of Latvia.  Full article in Russian lan... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/no_fear_of_tax_optimization_mv 2012-09-21 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/no_fear_of_tax_optimization_mv Interview with Ilze Kramiņa    Kapitāls Septembris 2012 (177) 01.09.2012. Sustainable construction is a construction concept that should be encouraged, but the question is whether it should be supported by including relevant req... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/sustainable_building_regulations_kapitals_ik_09-2012 2012-08-23 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/sustainable_building_regulations_kapitals_ik_09-2012 Interview with Maris Logins Dienas Bizness Nr.151(4317) 21.08.2012. Procurement Monitoring Bureau shall be given powers to draw up records of an administrative offence and to impose penalties for violations in procurement process. This is provide... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/pmb_might_be_given_powers_ml_db_21_08_2012 2012-08-21 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/pmb_might_be_given_powers_ml_db_21_08_2012 Interview with Māris Logins Author Māris Ķirsons Dienas Bizness,Nr 137 (4303) 30.07.2012. Provided by the amendments to the Public Procurement law of 1 August 2012 - procurement will require competition, place restrictions on fundi... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/There_will_be_a_revolution_in_public_procurement 2012-07-30 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/There_will_be_a_revolution_in_public_procurement Author: Gatis Litvins Jurista Vards, Nr.45 (692), 08.11.2011. During the economic crisis government tasks are being closely studied. The discussions concern both the obligations, fulfilment whereof must be continued by the state, and those fulfilm... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/research-delegation-government-tasks 2011-11-08 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/research-delegation-government-tasks Authors: Viktorija Jarkina and Ilze Kramina Bizness & Baltija, Nr.143 (4203), 29.09.2011. Merchant - Lender to whom the debt is not discharged can choose several most appropriate patterns of behaviour that may affect the possibility of speedin... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Lenders-patterns-of-behaviour 2011-09-29 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Lenders-patterns-of-behaviour Author: Ieva Otomere iFinanses.lv, 20.06.2011. Likumā „Par interešu konflikta novēršanu valsts amatpersonu darbībā” (turpmāk –Likums), kas ir spēkā kopš 2002.gada 10.maija, ... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Prevention-of-Conflict-of-Interest-in-Activities-of-Public-Officials 2011-06-20 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Prevention-of-Conflict-of-Interest-in-Activities-of-Public-Officials Attorneys recognizes that the common view of lawyers in society is not very flattering. The same results appear in the survey data. Lawyers' public image is seen as more negative. Only 16% of respondents indicate that it is positive, while 36% - neg... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Lawyers-recognize-they-should-become-more-modern 2011-05-18 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Lawyers-recognize-they-should-become-more-modern Author: Viktorija Jarkina Bizness & Baltija, Nr.61 (4121), 18.04.2011. Although the franchising regulations exists in Latvia more than a year, for many businessmen this type of business is unfamiliar and completely new. That is the reason why La... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Franchising-for-enterprenuers 2011-04-18 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Franchising-for-enterprenuers Interview with Agris Bitans, Lauris Liepa un Girts Ruda Every day attorneys at law feel that the interest of investors intensifies. Most of the attorneys points out that the clients’ interest in transactions has resumed. In 2008, when the cri... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Litigation-is-being-replaced-by-transactions 2011-04-07 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Litigation-is-being-replaced-by-transactions Author: Ksenija Zagorovskaja ???, Nr.69 (3962), 07.04.2011. 8 апреля состоится общее собран... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Attorney-at-law-friend-to-human 2011-04-07 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Attorney-at-law-friend-to-human Authors: Maris Vainovskis, Edijs Poga These remarks deal with the issues of processing and publishing of judgments of the Senate of Latvia. Remarks contain information about the Senate of Latvia, significance, publishing and analysis of its judgmen... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Processing-Publishing-Judgments-of-the-Senate-of-Latvia 2010-11-02 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Processing-Publishing-Judgments-of-the-Senate-of-Latvia Author: Ginta Sniedzite Jurista Vards, Nr.42 (637), 19.10.2010. Legal force and status of the Judge-made law is to be found between the generally formally binding force of legal norms crea... http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Certain-Aspects-Influencing-the-Application-of-the-Judge-made-Law 2010-10-19 http://www.eversheds.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/global/latvia/en/Certain-Aspects-Influencing-the-Application-of-the-Judge-made-Law