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05
2023
Maris Liguts joins FORT legal as a partner
On 10, 05 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis
Law Firm FORT has expanded its pan-Baltic Banking & Finance team with the addition of attorney-at-law Maris Liguts as a partner in FORT’s Riga office. Maris Liguts joins FORT as from May 2023.
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04
2023
FORT team widely recognised in the Legal 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) 2023 Guide
On 17, 04 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis
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03
2023
The Legal 500’s EMEA Green Guide 2023 Edition released
On 30, 03 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis
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03
2023
The Legal500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist in CEE Region with FORT experts
On 27, 03 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis
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03
2023
Tech Developments Driving Legal Evolution in Estonia
On 13, 03 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Kadri Lensment
CEE Legal Matters published an article, how tech development is driving and helping to development law in Estonia. In addition to other specialists in their field, our partner Merit Lind also gave her expert opinion.
Check out the article here.

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02
2023
The European Blockchain Sandbox has been launched – applications are now open for the first cohort!
On 28, 02 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Kadri Lensment
We are very excited to be involved in the initiative by the European Commission, helping to foster a dialogue between regulators and blockchain innovators. The European Commission in partnership with the consortium led by Bird & Bird and OXYGY have launched a pan-European sandbox for innovative use cases involving Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). FORT is covering the Baltic region.
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02
2023
Following comprehensive market research FORT team in all three Baltic States ranked in the Chambers Global Legal Guide 2023
On 22, 02 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis
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01
2023
New Fee Charged from Producers of Electricity in Latvia – Capacity Reservation Charge
On 17, 01 2023 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis
From the year 2023, a fee shall be charged from producers of electricity for reservation of the system’s capacity/standby which has been approved by the Latvian Public Utilities Commission (PUC) under a decision passed on the 12th of January. The new fee will provide a clear picture as to which electricity production projects under development are the feasible ones
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12
2022
Official electronic address – mandatory for all legal entities in Latvia from 1 January 2023
On 12, 12 2022 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis
Already as of 1 January 2023, all legal entities – private and public limited liability companies, associations, foundations and other legal entities registered in the registers in Latvia – are obliged to register and use an official e-address or digital mailbox.
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10
2022
On 6th October 2022 the Council of the European Union adopted the 8th package of restrictive measures against Russia. The Council agreed to extend the prohibition of various services and decided to include architectural and engineering services as well as IT consultancy services and legal advisory services.
On 07, 10 2022 | No Comments | In Uncategorized | By Sandis Bertaitis