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Hansa Law Offices

GONSIORI 7, 10117 TALLINN, ESTONIA
Tel:
Work +372 6 603 800
Fax:
Fax +372 6 603 801
Web:
www.hansalaw.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Estonia

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution , Hansa Law Offices is a third tier firm,

Hansa Law Offices provides ‘a high-quality service’, and is noted as a leader in the field of tax litigation although it also handles non-tax disputes, such as representing metal products company Naprosaks Trading in a Supreme Court appeal. Siiri Malmberg is recommended.

Tax

Within Tax, Hansa Law Offices is a first tier firm,

Tax and litigation boutique Hansa Law Offices advises on some of the most complex and protracted tax cases in Estonia, and its ‘knowledge in the area of taxation is one of the best in the market’. The firm successfully concluded a marathon case against the tax authorities on behalf of metal recycler Refonda, reducing the company’s liability to just 3% of the original claim. This large team of tax specialists includes Vahur Kivistik, Mart Angerjärv and Meelis Krautmann, each of whom demonstrates ‘great knowledge of tax law’ and ‘high professionalism’. Gerly Kask joined the firm from Concordia Attorneys at Law.

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Legal Developments in Estonia

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  • Estonia allows claiming punitive damages

    On 31st December 2010 amendments to the Law Obligations Act (hereinafter LOA) came into force in Estonia, introducing the regulation allowing claiming punitive and preventive damages. Though the new regulation allows exemplary damages to be awarded only in the event of non-proprietary damages, it nevertheless constitutes a general paradigm shift, allowing for a much broader protection of personal rights.
    - Concordia Attorneys at Law

  • Review of reorganisation proceedings in Estonia

    Until the adoption of Reorganisation Act Estonian legislation did not provide efficient regulation for companies which were in temporary financial difficulties, but could be “rescued” via certain turn-around proceedings to overcome the economically difficult period.  
    - Concordia Attorneys at Law

  • New Estonian Advertising Act

    New Advertising Act has entered into force from 1st of November 2008. The main reason for drafting the new Act was the current situation in the advertising market – the legal regulation of the Advertising Act passed in 1997 needed to be modernized. Requirements for advertising goods and services, which are likely to cause controversy in the society, have been specified. Additional restrictions have been provided for advertising of alcohol products and financial services, while exemptions have been added to the advertising regulation of tobacco products and gambling. The efficiency of surveillance has been improved and additional measures have been taken. Consistency with the EU law is important in order to avoid discrimination of foreign manufacturers and service providers. Drafting a new act was expedient, whereas extensive amendments were to be made to the current legal regulation of advertising.
    - Concordia Attorneys at Law

  • Division of the company as the joint property between the spouses

    The Civil Chamber of the Estonian Supreme Court has thoroughly handled the topics of division of joint property, repeated some earlier principles and given the clear instruction in the proceeding of division of the joint property of spouses in the question of assessment of the value of the company.
    - Concordia Attorneys at Law

  • Estonian Supreme Court on the tax avoidance rules in share transfers

    The Estonian Supreme Court handled the taxation of the earnings of the physical persons through the application of the rule of economic interpretation (Taxation Act § 84) in its decision of 6 November 2008. In this case the Supreme Court gave the instructions which circumstances are important for establishing the existence of the objective of tax evasion. This is a significant decision in the cases of transfer of securities, where the tax authority has found that the substance and form of the transaction are not in compliance and in no doubt will have its impact to assessing the tax consequences of corporate restructurings.
    - Concordia Attorneys at Law
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