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McDonald’s loses trademark case in Lithuania

McDonald’s International Property Company could not convince a court that Lantua, a Lithuanian company which produces sushi under the Mak Sushi brand, represents an infringement on McDonald’s’ trademark rights. On [..]

Estonia lodges treason charge against journalist who collaborated with Russian media

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Estonia has charged Svetlana Burceva, a naturalized citizen of Estonia, with violating international sanctions and treason. According to the charges, the journalist living [..]

Bolt makes changes to its UK drivers’ working terms ahead of court hearing

Bolt, the Estonia-based provider of ride-hailing service, has begun offering UK drivers holiday pay and a guarantee of the minimum wage on top of recent access to a company pension [..]

Russian court designates Amber Latvijas balzams owner Shefler ‘extremist’, seizes his assets

A Russian court on Wednesday declared billionaire Yuri Shefler, owner of alcoholic beverages company Amber Latvijas balzams, and his companies an “extremist association” and ordered confiscation Shefler’s assets in Russia. [..]

Internal Security Bureau this year has initiated prosecution for crimes committed by 41 persons

In the first half of this year, the Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has urged the prosecutor’s office to initiate prosecution in 24 criminal proceedings for crimes committed by 41 persons, [..]

Russian citizen held for flying drone near restricted sites in Daugavpils

A Russian citizen was detained in Latvia’s southeastern city of Daugavpils on Thursday for flying a drone near restricted sites, LETA was told at the State Police. Law enforcement authorities [..]

Polish court refuses to extradite 2nd Volkov attack suspect to Lithuania

A Polish appeal court on Thursday refused to extradite the second Polish citizen suspected of assaulting Russian dissident Leonid Volkov Vilnius to Lithuania. “A ruling was issued yesterday and the [..]

Lithuania’s CC to rule on ban for those imprisoned for life to attend funerals

Lithuania’s Constitutional Court is set on Tuesday to rule on whether the existing legal provision that prevents persons sentenced to life imprisonment from attending funerals of their relatives is in [..]

Latvian prosecutor asks for 4-year jail sentence for Estonian businessman Oleg Ossinovski

The prosecutor of the Riga Regional Court has asked former Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways; LDz) CEO Ugis Magonis and Estonian businessman Oleg Ossinovski, who are standing trial in Latvia on [..]

Stepukonis released, placed under intensive supervision for 3 months

Sarunas Stepukonis, a former partner at BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, suspected of having embezzled millions of euros, was released from prison on Friday and placed under intensive supervision for three months. [..]

Uzbek national fined €7,000 for bribing a customs officer €50 to ‘drink tea’

The prosecutor’s office has fined an Uzbek citizen 7,000 euros for giving a 50-euro bribe to a customs officer to “drink tea”, LETA has found out. According to the indictment, [..]

Ekspress Grupp fined EUR 140,000 for lrytas.lt acquisition infringement in Lithuania

Lithuania’s Competition Council on Friday fined Ekspress Grupp, an Estonian media group that operates the Delfi news websites in the Baltic states, slightly more than 140,000 euros for breaking the [..]

Lithuania’s top court sentences all defendants in high-profile political corruption case

The Lithuanian Court of Appeal on Wednesday changed the ruling of the court of first instance and sentenced all the defendants in a high profile political corruption case, with some [..]

Legislative norms on minimum income threshold declared unconstitutional

The Constitutional Court (CC) today declared the norms that determine the minimum income threshold and the period of its review unconstitutional. The case was initiated on the application of 20 [..]