Deals and Cases

In the workplace, situations where employees use the concept of mobbing as a tool to achieve their desired results or even profit at the employer’s expense are becoming increasingly common. Such a case was recently observed in a company, where the analysis of the situation provides valuable lessons for...

After the recent implementation of the Personal Data Protection System (GDPR) and staff training, we contacted our client – representatives of the leading strategic communications agency VA COMMUNICATIONS and full-service government relations and public affairs firm VA GOVERNMENT. We asked them to describe their experience during the system development process...

Looking for legal support in the creation of a whistleblowing system, a client employing several hundred employees turned to LEADELL Vītols labor law specialists. Since the Whistleblowing Law provides for the creation of a whistleblowing system in companies with more than 50 employees, it was the company’s obligation to...

After the recent implementation of the Personal Data Protection System, we contacted our client – the skincare salon SKINPRO, whose services are used by more than 6000 individuals in Riga, Liepaja, and Daugavpils. We asked them to describe their experience in the system development process and also asked how...

General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) is a prevalent topic among entrepreneurs; however, the day-to-day work of our law firm sheds light on an ever-present confusion – entrepreneurs do not always have a clear road map for fulfilling the mandatory requirements. In addition, very often the reason for disorganized processes...

An industry leader has just joined the list of few entrepreneurs in Latvia who implement a socially responsible management model in the company whereby it devoted special attention to the assessment of observance of the principle of gender equality within the company. “Gender equality is not only a requirement...

In response to signals from a senior employee about experienced mobbing in the work environment, one industry-leading company invites the specialists of the LEADELL Vītols law office for an in-depth investigation of the case. As a result, facts confirming the suspicions about mobbing are revealed, opening up opportunities for...

A Canadian lumber company, which had concluded a transaction with a Latvian company, found itself in an intricate cross-border dispute over the receipt of a low-quality product. After involving oneself in resolving the dispute, LEADELL Vītols attorneys discovered that the parties’ liability had not been thoroughly stipulated in the...

LEADELL Pilv and LEADELL Vītols dispute resolution teams of experts joined forces to successfully defend the interests of a client – an Estonian company offering services in Latvia – in a cross-border dispute. By distorting the facts of the transaction, a payment for the purchase was owed to the...

The team of LEADELL Vītols dispute resolution experts has defended the interests of the Austrian high-tech company Frequentis, which participated in the procurement procedure for the supply, installation, and provision of support for complex equipment and software in Latvia. The total value of the procurement exceeded 2 million euros....

LEADELL Vītols team of experts has defended the interests of a Latvian company in a dispute with a Belgian undertaking, obtaining a decision to stay the enforcement of ajudgment certified as European Enforcement Order (EEO). As part of the execution of this judgment, a sworn bailiff in Latvia had...

“Mandatory disclosure of true beneficiaries in the Baltic States – terms, procedures, problems” REGULATION OF THE TRUE BENEFICIARIES The legal requirements related to prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing are  growing. As a result, companies and their management face problems and high requirements implementing legislation. The European Parliament and...

On May 10, 2018, the signing of the General Agreement (General Agreement) on the establishment of the minimum wage in the construction industry in Latvia was started. For now more than 210 construction companies with total turnover of ~90% of the necessary quorum (EUR 713 million) for the conclusion...

On 26 February 2018 the shareholders of ABLV Bank, AS took a decision about self-liquidation of the credit institution and the decision of the Financial and Capital Market Commission of 12 June 2018 allowed to implement the process of self-liquidation. In case of liquidation of a credit institution, it is important...

We have just received a feedback from our client “Achema Group” about the case that has recently been closed where transfer of UAB “Litagra” trading business and grain elevator network in Lithuania and Latvia has been made to the “Achema Group”. Transaction amount – more than EUR 25 million which...

We have just received a feedback from our client “Achema Group” about the case that has recently been closed where transfer of UAB “Litagra” trading business and grain elevator network in Lithuania and Latvia has been made to the “Achema Group”. “The legal due diligence in Litagra’s buying case was...

Year 2018 will come with some significant tax reforms in Latvia and Estonia affecting businesses of all size. Latvia is introducing 0% tax rate on reinvested profit, Estonia is lowering the income tax rate for regular profit distribution and other measures to improve the competitiveness of each country are...

The law office has successfully represented interests of its client in a dispute over a debtor attempt to conceal its assets from debt collection. According to the information furnished by the client, during debt collection the debtor attempted to conceal company capital shares owned by him through disposing them...

We have received feedback from our client, Satema Baltic, for legal support in resolving the work dispute. “Your office successfully helped our company resolve the issue of labor dispute. The work was done to an even greater extent than we expected. We are also satisfied with the documents produced by your office for...

Law office LEADELL represented in the Baltic States is pleased to announce that one more office has just been opened in Brussels (Belgium). In total, the representative office in Brussels is the fifth office of LEADELL law offices. The main goal of expansion of our law offices is to...

On 3 May, The Competition Council of the Republic of Latvia (the CC) made a decision to allow the owners of SIA AGROCHEMA LATVIA and SIA GASCHEMA – the UAB koncernas “ACHEMOS GRUPE’’, that is registered in Lithuania, to purchase assets of Lithuanian company UAB “LITAGRA”. The CC`s made...

The work of the Baltic team of LEADELL has once again been evaluated by the international publication Legal 500, giving us a total of 14 high evaluations in 8 different practice areas. The Riga office LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa has reached the best results in such practise areas...

Attorney at law Ilze Jankeviča of LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa consulted the newspaper Ievas Padomu avīze in preparation of the magazine’s article “Guarantor – hostage of a debt?”, as well as expresses her point of view regarding the guarantor’s liability when a guarantee agreement is concluded. Quote from...

Attorney at law Ilze Jankeviča of LEADELL Fogels, Vitols & Paipa together with attorney at law Pirkka Marja-Põldvere and lawyer Irina Meldjuk of LEADELL Pilv provided legal advice on applicable laws and regulations in a situation where Estonian law is stated as applicable law in employment contract between employer...

The managing partner Kārlis Vītols expresses his point of view in the newspaper Dienas Bizness regarding the most significant topicalities in the legal field in 2016 (click here to read the entire point of view in Latvian). A quote from the point of view: “(..) Owing to the fact...

Law office LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa successfully represented before the court the interests of the client (employer) in an employment dispute. After analysing the opinion of Attorneys at law of law office and submitted evidences, the court found valid employer’s notice of termination. Notice of termination was based...

Law office LEADELL Fogels, Vītols & Paipa successfully represented the interest of the client in a court dispute regarding enforcement of mortgage rights. The court accepted the opinion of attorneys of law office that mortgage entered in State Land Service but is not registered in Land Register, has the...

In a case regarding the responsibility of a guarantor in the insolvency proceedings of a principal debtor – individual person, the Department of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia recognised that also in the event when the procedure for cancelling the obligation of the...

FVP Attorney at law Jevgēnija Ziņģe has expressed her opinion on the liability of board members in the event of business insolvency, tax debts and other financial issues – How to Keep Your Business in the Labyrinths of Liability (click here to read the entire article in Latvian) A...

FVP attorney at law Ilze Jankeviča has expressed her opinion on how the regulatory standards of guarantee institutions are to be interpreted when a principal debtor’s liabilities are discharged through insolvency proceedings. The article was published in the “Jurista Vārds” periodical. You can read the article in Latvian here....

ZAB “Fogels, Vītols un Paipa” Managing Partner Kārlis Vītols has expressed his opinion on 2014/2015 trends in business and the legal industry in the 2015 edition of TOP500. Notable quotes: “(..) The General Data Protection Regulation will see the light of day very soon, and it will be implemented...