Specialised newsletters
Dispute resolution: Application of Interim Measures in Case of Large Dispute Amount
In the current edition of the Dispute Resolution Newsletter you will find:
• Application of interim measures in case of large dispute amount • Real threat as a prerequisite for application of interim measures • Denial of presumption for application of interim measures • Cases where interim measures are not applicable • Circumstances that have no effect on court decisions regarding application of interim measures You may read the Newsletter in Lithuanian here |
Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter
In the current edition of Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter you will find:
Construction law: • Exemption which allows apartment buildings to be qualified as serviceable without full interior finishing is extended until 2012 • Only one general designer allowed for construction projects Territory planning: • Publishing of a partial territory plan is considered a lawful announcement • Conceptual schemes for development of Vilnius district individual areas are started • New general plans Property registration: • Regulations of the Real Estate Registry changed Public procurement: • Important amendments to the Law of Public Procurement adopted Case law: • The practice regarding a shortened limitation period for claims under the Law of Restoration of Citizen Ownership Rights to Surviving Real Estate unified • The Supreme Court of Lithuania formulated the criteria for establishment of land plot boundaries to be used in disputes regarding establishment of land boundaries between neighbouring plots • The lawfulness of cases of refusal by one commission member to sign a statement for acceptance of a structure as serviceable specified • Defending public interest in territory planning relations You may read the Newsletter in Lithuanian here |
Belarus: Tax Code Supplemented with Special Part and Main Changes in Taxation
In the current edition of the Belarus Newsflash you will find:
• Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Profit Tax • Withholding Tax • Simplified System of Taxation • Taxation of Individuals • Turnover Taxes • Local Taxes • Consular Fees You may read the Newsflash here |
Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter
In the current edition of Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter you will find: Construction law • Regulation of unauthorised construction not adjusted • Time for issuance of building permits shortened, rights of the State Territory Planning and Construction Inspectorate abridged, procedures delegated to Infostatyba Counties reform • Delegation of county functions to other institutions Land law • Establishment of State Land Foundation intended Territory planning • Detailed plans will only be necessary when making material changes to the maintenance and use regime of a territory Court practice • Upon failure to get bank funding, a client may terminate a contractor agreement, remunerate the contractor for the part of work performed and pay the contractor’s direct damages incurred through termination of agreement • Within the context of VAT Law, a land plot may only be deemed intended for construction if subject to the county governor’s decision the land on a land plot is given the purpose according to which construction may be pursued on such land plot pursuant to approved territory planning documents You may read the Newsletter in Lithuanian here |
Company Law Newsletter
In the Newsletter you will find:
• Amendments to the Law on Companies • Amendments to the Civil Code • Templates of incorporation documents You may read the Newsletter in Lithuanian here |
Belarus: Economic Liberalisation Plan 2009. Real Estate Development and Construction
• Benefits for New Investors
• Construction in Parallel with Preparation of Design Documentation Permitted • Limitations for Design and Construction of Infrastructure in Residential Areas Lifted • New Rules on Compensation for Damage Caused by Expropriation of Land for State Needs in Minsk • Extension of the List of Banks Entitled to Enter into Mortgage Agreements • Other Legal Changes to Fulfil Government’s Liberalisation Commitments You may read the Newsflash here |
Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter
In the current edition of Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter you will find:
Construction law
• Amendments to the Construction Law adopted • When recognizing a structure as fit for use, seasonal works may be postponed until the season favourable for such works • Procedures for suspension of illegal constructions and elimination of effects amended Territory planning • Concept of a new wording of the Territory Planning Law prepared • Master plan of the territory of Vilnius district municipality approved • Master plan of the territory of Kaunas County approved Property registration • Translations of documents certified by translators may be filed with the Real Estate Register Taxes • Changes in taxation of real estate sale and lease income • Real estate sale income from other than individual activity: compulsory social insurance payment cancelled • Real estate sale income from individual activity: more flexible expense recognition procedures, state social insurance and compulsory social insurance basis reduced and ceiling fixed • Real estate lease income from other than individual activity: compulsory social insurance payment cancelled • Real estate lease income from individual activity Court practice • Reports of the Real Estate Cultural Heritage Evaluation Commission of the Cultural Heritage Department with the Ministry of Culture may be appealed at court • Compulsory mortgage may not be registered after institution of bankruptcy • Conditions and procedures of restoration of title to city land • Amendments to non-residential lease |
Competition Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Competition Law Newsletter you will find:
Lithuanian news
• New provisions of the Competition Law • Lithuanian Communication Agencies Association and its members penalised for prohibited agreement • Association of Event Organisers and its members penalised for prohibited agreement • AB Lietuvos Paštas abused dominant position EU news • Public consultation as to review of competition rules in the distribution sector • Proposals on future legal regulation in the sector of motor vehicles • Competition gaps in the sector of pharmacy • Commission launched investigations into compliance of activities of Les Laboratoires Servier and companies of generic drugs with articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty • Commission penalised suppliers of calcium carbide and magnesium reagents for cartel agreement • Commission penalised for the first time energy companies for anti-competition acts • Commission imposed a record fine of EUR 1,060 billion for abuse of dominance • Commission penalised an electricity company for the omission of notification of concentration The Newsletter is in Lithuanian language. You may read the Newsletter here |
Company Law Newsletter
In the Newsletter you will find:
• Amendments to the Company Law • Amendments to the Sole Proprietorship Law • Proposed amendments to the Securities Law You may read the Newletter in Lithuanian here |
Business Reorganization Solutions: Restructuring
In the Newsletter you will find:
• Restructuring • Conditions for Application of the Corporate Restructuring Process • Initiation of Restructuring Proceedings • Drafting and Approving a Corporate Restructuring Plan • Order and Procedures for Satisfying Creditors’ Claims • Management of Companies under Restructuring and Their Assets • End of the Corporate Restructuring Process You may read the Newsletter in Lithuanian here |
Belarus: Pricing Regulation
In the current edition of the Belarus Newsflash you will find: • Calculation of prices by manufacturers (providers of services) • Calculation of prices by wholesalers, retailers and importers (wholesalers and retailers) • Registration of prices by manufacturers (providers of services) and importers • Substantiation of prices by manufacturers (providers of services) and importers • Fixed and maximum/minimum prices You may read the Newsflash here |
Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter
In the current edition of Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter you will find:
Construction law • Minimum floor space requirement for one-room flat waived • Changes in the commissioning of buildings • Structures of simple construction may contain residential and rest premises • Flat finishing moratorium – simplified commissioning of condominiums • A requirement to file energy efficiency certificates when selling or leasing real estate came into effect • Requirements of the Building Technical Regulation (STR) “Environmental Part of the Construction Project” expanded Territory planning • Vilnius County Master Plan approved • Šiauliai County Master Plan approved • Special plan for conservation of the Vilnius Old Town real estate heritage initiated • Vilnius District Master Plan entered home straight • Trakai Town and District Master Plans under inspection Court practice • Exaction of a real property item from an honest acquirer is not in breach of the Constitution • Acceptance of completed construction works does not affect the duty to pay the amount under the transfer-acceptance statement • An interesting precedent in construing the provisions of preliminary apartment sale contracts • Real estate lease and purchase may constitute concentration The newsletter is in Lithuanian language. You may read the Newsletter here |
Belarus: Tax Burden Reduced
In the current edition of the Belarus Newsflash you will find: • Profit Tax • Real Estate Tax • Turnover Tax • Local Taxes • Individual Income Tax • Simplified Tax System • Tax Reporting You may read the Newsflash here |
Pharmaceutical Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Pharmaceutical Law Newsletter you will find:
Lithuanian news: • Drugs Register of the Republic of Lithuania launched • Supplements to Pharmacy Law • New wording of Precursor Control Law of the Republic of Lithuania in effect • Confirmation of Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Drugs drafted • Introducing changes and supplements to Toxic Substances Control Law • New wording of the description of requirements for premises where narcotic and psychotropic substances can be manufactured and stored • Health Minister’s Executive Order on Permission to Advertise Vaccines adopted EU news • Decision on mutual recognition procedures for permission to trade in drugs adopted • Pharmacy Forum presented recommendations on the main challenges in the area of pharmacy You may read the Newsletter here |
BELARUS: Banking Sector Gathers Momentum
In the current issue you will find:
Recent Developments in the Regulation of the Banking System • Participation of Foreign Capital in the Aggregate Capital of Belarusian Banks Increased • Introduction of 100% Guarantee on Citizens’ Deposits • Privacy of Deposits Guaranteed • Minimum Authorised Capital of Belarusian Banks Accepting Deposits from Individuals Increased • The National Bank Raises Refinance Rate • The National Bank Slashes Banks’ Reserve Requirements • Privatization of the Largest State Banks • Newly Established Banks • EBRD acquires 25% Stake in a Belarusian Private Bank • First Stage of Consultations with IMF on Stabilization Loan Successfully Completed Other Legal News • New Rules for Settlement under Import Contracts • Amendments to the Procedure of Privatization of Certain Companies You may read the Newsflash here |
BELARUS: Real Estate
In the current issue you will find:
• New land code • New procedures for allocation of land for construction • New law on mortgage (hypothec) You may read the Newsletter here |
Intellectual Property Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Intellectual Property Law Newsletter you will find: Lithuanian news • International industrial design registration system took effect in Lithuania • The Design Law amended and supplemented • The Rules for Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceutical Products approved Court practice • Fees for the importation of blank media must also be paid by importers from EU countries • Newspaper layout is subject to copyright protection International news • Fee for the international patent application went down • The terms of payment and amount of the fee for the European patent changed • The London agreement reducing the costs of translation of European patents entered into force • Trademark national surveys are optional when registering EU trademarks The newsletter is in Lithuanian language. You may read the Newsletter here |
Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter
In the current edition of Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter you will find:
Real estate
• Procedures for the calculation of the ground rent and the selling price of the state land are under review • Infostatyba taking off • Restricting state financing of modernization of condominiums • Real estate tax relief for health care institutions • Amendments to the procedures for the registration of rights in rem and their encumbrances Territory planning • Amendments to the Territory Planning Law under consideration • To ease territory planning requirements for municipalities • Regulation of activities in protected areas is systematized
• Amendments to the regulation of protection of green areas Construction • Seeking to change regulation of consequences of illegal constructions
• Seeking to simplify procedures for the preparation of design conditions and issuance of building permits • Amendments to the terms of payment for access to electricity networks • Approval of Technical Construction Regulation STR “Power of the heating system of a building. Heat demand for heating” • Changes in the State Territory Planning and Construction Authority Regulations
• Strict division of competence between different state institutions in the area of imposition of essential building requirements • Extension of the application domain of Technical Construction Regulation STR “Building Permit”
• Requirements for the installation of Internet access points changed Court practice • Permanency of the parts of state land • An appurtenance shares the fate of the main thing irrespective of register entries • Right to change intended purpose of land use is not defended by courts • Peculiarities of joint activity related to immovable things • Municipal competence in establishing the procedures and rules for common use objects in condominiums |
Privatization in Belarus
In the second edition of Privatization in Belarus Newsflash you will find:
• The list of to-be-privatized state companies announced |
Dispute resolution: to what court to apply?
In the current edition of the Dispute Resolution Newsletter you will find: • Dispute - what’s next? • System of courts operating in Lithuania • Assignment of cases • Jurisdiction of cases • Delimitation of competence of administrative courts • Functional jurisdiction • Territorial jurisdiction and its types • Consequences of non-jurisdiction of the case |
Competition Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Competition Law Newsletter you will find: Lithuanian news • Competition Council Annual Account 2007 • Competition Council promising to release from payment of fines those who inform about cartel • Possibilities of improving legal regulation of a group’s claim • Diaries penalised for exchange of information • AB Lietuvos Paštas abused dominance • UAB Vilniaus Energija abused dominance • Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court applied to the European Commission in the case of “paper cartel” EU news • Guidelines for vertical and conglomerate mergers • International cartel of providers of relocation services disclosed in Belgium • First fine for breaking the seal during Commission’s inspection • Producers of synthetic rubber penalised for price fixing • MasterCard multilateral inter-bank fees prohibited • Visa penalised for refusal to accept Morgan Stanley • Producers of chloroprene rubber penalised for market division and price fixing • Producers of plain glass penalised for price fixing • Producers of professional video cassettes penalised for cartel activities • Groupement des Cartes Bancaires interfered with the issue of cheaper payment cards • Car producers obligated to provide access to technical information to independent car service centres • Microsoft acknowledged to abuse dominance • Clarifying the scope of confidentiality in EC and secret documents handling procedures The Newsletter is in Lithuanian language. You may read the Newsletter here |
Privatization in Belarus
In the current edition of Privatization in Belarus Newsflash you will find:
• The process of privatization liberalized
• Types of privatization • New rules for privatization • Companies to be privatized • Advantages to investors-purchasers of unprofitable state enterprise |
Exploring new markets: DOING BUSINESS IN BELARUS
In the current edition of Exploring new markets: DOING BUSINESS IN BELARUS Newsflash you will find: Legal environment for doing business in Belarus • Belarus President abolishes the “golden share” rule • Preferential regime for investments in small towns • Guarantees for residents of free economic zones • Beginning of privatization of some of the largest state-owned companies • Investment in the banking sector • To start a business becomes easier in Belarus • Government liberalizes pricing • Government takes measures to stir up the stock market • Preferential regime for businesses in small towns • Preferential regime for a “fair participant of foreign economic activity” • Taxpayers will have to pay certain taxes and submit tax returns rarer • Amendments into VAT Law • Procedure of land acquisition by citizens became easier Economic relations with foreign states • Dramatic increase in turnover with Lithuania • Energy conflict with Russian Federation • Belarus ratified the Agreement on trade and economic cooperation with Venezuela You may read the Newsflash here |
Non-cash payments: claim for refund of money acquired through fault
In the current edition of the Dispute Resolution Newsletter you will find:
• Non-cash payments • Grounds to claim a refund of money acquired through fault • Settlements through a refund of money • Refusal to refund money acquired through fault • Alternative remedies • Duties of a person who has acquired money through fault The Newsletter is in Lithuanian language You may read the Newsletter here |
Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter
In the current edition of Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter you will find: Real estate • Amendments to the procedures for ordering certificates for transactions • Changes in the amounts of notary public fees • Rules for lease of state agricultural land plots • Amendments to the rules for sale and lease of state agricultural land plots • Cadastre adjustments as to the ways and character of using land Territory planning • Reduction of the minimal number of parking spaces necessary to be designed • The Law on Green Areas and relevant subordinate legislation entered into force • Approval of the procedures for working up schemes for forest areas of state significance • Amendments to the regulations for state supervision of zoning and construction • Amendments to the description of the procedures for checking zoning documents • Amendments to the rules for drafting the master plan of the county’s territory • Amendments to the rules for drafting the master plan of the municipality’s territory • Adjustments to the mapping schemes of the forests of Ignalina, Kaišiadorys, Lazdijai and Utena districts • Amendments to the laws on the farmer’s farm and zoning Construction Law • Regulation for the suspension of construction and elimination of the consequences of unlawful construction • Regulation for construction works supplemented The Newsletter is in Lithuanian language You may read the Newsletter here |
Intellectual Property Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Intellectual Property Law Newsletter you will find:
Lithuanian news • Law on Advertising amended and supplemented • Clearer supervision over the Copyright and Related Rights Associations proposed • Establishment of new design owner rights proposed • Recommendations for the supervision over the public performance of music works • Patents Law amended Court practice • Regarding protection of the author’s non-property rights • Regarding application of interim measures |
Mergers & Acquisitions: Newsflash
In the current edition of the Mergers & Acquisitions Newsflash you will find:
Lithuanian news: • Lithuania implemented the Directive on the Cross-Border Mergers of Limited Liability Companies • First Multilateral Trading Facility launched by the Vilnius Stock Exchange • Lithuanian Government proposed amendments to the Law on Companies • Clarification of the Lithuanian Securities Commission and the draft law on changes concerning the requirement to launch a takeover bid • Clarification of the Lithuanian Securities Commission concerning the requirement to launch a mandatory takeover bid due to indirect acquisition of the control of the issuer • The Supreme Court of Lithuania clarified some issues related to pre-emption rights of the shareholders of private limited liability companies EU news: • Directive on the exercise of shareholders’ rights • The European Commission adopts guidelines for merging companies with vertical or conglomerate relationship You may read the Newsflash here |
Pharmaceutical Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Pharmaceutical Law Newsletter you will find:
Lithuanian news:
• Adoption of acts implementing the provisions of the Pharmaceutical Law • Approval of the procedure for the sampling, submission for testing and documentation of pharmaceutical products
• Approval of the procedure for the execution and performance of contracts regarding reimbursement of acquisition cost of reimbursable drugs • Approval of the procedure for the supply of countryside with drugs |
Competition Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Competition Law Newsletter you will find:
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Lithuanian news:
•Competition Council’s Annual Report •Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors sanctioned for a prohibited transaction •Vilnius International Airport abused dominant position •Competition Council’s decision in AB Mažeikių Nafta case cancelled |
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EU news:
•European Commission’s Annual Report on Competition Policy •Notification on jurisdiction in merger control cases •Project on competition improvement guidelines •Beer cartel in Dutch market disclosed •Abuse of dominant position in Spanish broadband market •Penalties for two participants of the non-chalky paper cartel reduced •“Duales System Deutchland” abused dominant position •Appeal against cartel in the special purpose graphite market dismissed The newsletter is in Lithuanian language. You may read the newsletter here |
Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter
In the current issue of Real Estate and Construction Law Newsletter you will find:
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REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION LAW
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Dispute resolution: European enforcement order
In the current edition of the Dispute Resolution Newsletter you will find:
• European enforcement order (EEO)
• Documents and decisiosn subject to EEO • Enforcement system • EEO territory and time restrictions • Applications to issue EEO • Documents necessary for EEO • Comparison of exequatur and EEO The newsletter is in Lithuanian language.
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Intellectual Property Law Newsletter
In the current edition of the Intellectual Property Law Newsletter you will find:
Lithuanian news • Tightened use of the name of Lithuania in corporate names • Approved rules for advertising drugs • Approved rules for advertising medical products • Proposals to tighten liability for misleading advertising • Granting more rights to authors EU news • Criminal sanctions to combat intellectual property offences • Patent litigation insurance feasibility study The newsletter is in Lithuanian language.
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Competition Law Newsletter
The Newsletter comprises review of the latest significant Lithuanian, international and EU news in competition law. The review contains highlights of the most significant competition law related resolutions of the Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania, Draft Law on Amending and Supplementing the Competition Law, decisions of the European Commission and European Court of Justice, as well as cartels statistics. The Newsletter is in the Lithuanian language. You may read the newsletter here |
Dispute resolution: arbitration
The Newsletter comprises a review of regulation of arbitration in Lithuania, statistics of arbitration usage in Lithuania and other countries, analysis of strengths and weaknesses of this way of dispute resolution, and comparative analysis of court and arbitration costs. The newsletter is in Lithuanian language. Download the Newsletter |
Competition Law Newsletter
The Newsletter comprises a review of the latest significant Lithuanian, international and EU news in competition law. The review contains highlights of the most significant competition law-related legislation and case law of the Competition Council, Lithuanian Supreme Administrative Court, European Commission as well as European Court of Justice. The Newsletter is in the Lithuanian language.
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Intellectual Property Law Newsletter
In the current issue you will find:
• New land code • New procedures for allocation of land for construction • New law on mortgage (hypothec) You may read the Newsletter here |
Intellectual Property Law Newsletter
The Newsletter comprises a review of the latest significant Lithuanian and EU news in intellectual property field law, focusing on the implementation of European Parliament and Council directive on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property in Lithuania. It also contains the most interesting intellectual property law-related case law of Lithuanian Supreme Court as well as European Court of Justice. The Newsletter is in Lithuanian language. Download the Newsletter |
