Law Firm FORT represented six leading real estate development companies in submitting a complaint with the European Commission regarding the potentially unlawful state aid given to Porto Franco. According to partner Kuldar-Jaan Torokoff the real estate developers´ objective was to draw attention to the problem as, in their view, the state´s interference with the real estate development market is unfounded and distorts the latter.

In representing an Estonian company before the Economic Court (EC) in proceedings regarding property acquired through a criminal offence, Law Firm FORT has proven legitimate source of the client’s funds. By the EC decision of 27 August 2021 it is resolved not to recognize the arrested funds to be acquired through a criminal offence and terminate the proceedings regarding the property acquired through crime. The court decision forms a methodology of evaluation that is of crucial importance in other proceedings concerning property acquired through a criminal offence as well.