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News & Affairs
24. 11. 11
Secondary insolvency proceedings
Jurisdiction – ESTONIA
Functioning of the internal market and fundamental freedoms of European Community have had a great impact on intra-community trade and business activities. Accordingly, a growing number of transactions have cross-border effect. Since it is usual that a company has assets and business activities in several Member States, the insolvency proceedings of that company may also have cross-border effect.
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News & Affairs
17. 11. 11
News & Affairs
The Supreme Court declared void provisions of administrative court procedure
Jurisdiction- ESTONIA
The Supreme Court declared void provisions of administrative court procedure applicable to situations when a Court of Appeal grants first-time permission to encumber an immovable in order to secure fulfilment of tax obligations. Positive law did not foresee a possibility to appeal the injunction. The Supreme Court ruled that such restriction of the right of appeal is unconstitutional and thus void. In the same ruling the Supreme Court stated that it is unproportional and thus ulawful to encumber immovable owned by a third person.
News & Affairs
News & Affairs
16. 11. 11
Kirsti Pent obtained the qualification of Attorney at Law
On 15 November 2011, the Estonian Bar Association granted Kirsti Pent, an attorey at FORT, the professional title of a sworn advocate, the highest professional title of the Estonian Bar Association.
Kirsti has specialized in corporate and commercial law as well as contractual and regulatory aspects of financing and energy issues.