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06.01.2016
In today's Latvia, a foreign national essentially stands in the same position as a Latvian citizen when it comes to the purchase of the real estate and to...
30.11.2015
Traditionally, trademarks are consisted of words, logos or graphic designs applied to goods or packaging.
Usually, certain procedure is required, as well as compliance with the existing rules and legislation (e.g....
23.11.2015
Current system of the European patent obtaining requires the patent be individually validated by each member state where the protection is sought. Such process is...
15.09.2015
On 10 September 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) adopted a judgment in the Case C-266/14...
09.09.2015
Jurisdiction
The European Court of Human Rights (the ECHR) is an international court based in Strasbourg, France. The ECHR has jurisdiction to decide individual or State...
10.07.2015
The Pension System in Latvia
The private voluntary pension scheme or the 3rdpension pillar stipulates the...
19.06.2015
On 16 June 2015 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)...
11.05.2015
On Thursday, 7 May, the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia endorsed the new concept of the Repatriation law on the first reading.
According to present version of...
08.05.2015
General principles
Forums For Adjudicating Employment Disputes
The Labour Dispute Law...
30.03.2015
It makes us proud to announce that Gencs Valters Law Firm, a full service law firm in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, has crossed another milestone. On March 9th, 2015 our firm celebrated 15 Year...
10.03.2015
According to the Law on Citizenship, there are three ways how person can become citizen of Republic of Latvia- ancestors of...
22.12.2014
In 11th of September of 2014 new amendments on law regulating Arbitration were adopted, these new regulations will be in force from 1st of January...
24.11.2014
Prohibited agreements
The Competition Law prohibits and proclaims null and void all agreements...
13.11.2014
Mergers, divisions and changes in the form of Latvian companies fall under the reorganization rules. Information further covers the main legal and...
02.10.2014
The main sources for false advertising claims are the Advertising Law and the Unfair Commercial Practice Prohibition Law. The Advertising Law prohibits misleading advertisements and contains general requirements for...
04.09.2014
General Rules about Daily and Weekly Working Time
According to the Labor Law the working time means a period from the beginning till the end of work during which an...
22.08.2014
Our law firm is a member of ECTA since May 1st, 2004. We were the first...
13.06.2014
Our lawyer Valters Gencs as the only representative from Riga, Latvia attended the 2014...