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Aivar Pilv Law Office

VABADUSE VÄLJAK 10, 10146 TALLINN, ESTONIA
Tel:
Work +372 6 191 630
Fax:
Fax +372 6 404 653
Web:
www.apilv.ee
Email:
Tartu, Tallinn

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Estonia

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A , Aivar Pilv Law Office is a third tier firm,

Aivar Pilv Law Office provides a ‘very high level of service’ to clients such as listed company Silvano Fashion Group and construction materials producer Baltplast, as well as the city of Tallinn. Aivar Pilv and Ilmar-Erik Aavakivi are the key partners, and are assisted by ‘very knowledgeable’ senior associate Pirkka-Marja Põldvere.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution , Aivar Pilv Law Office is a first tier firm,

Aivar Pilv Law Office’s top-drawer dispute resolution practice includes leading litigator Aivar Pilv, who provides ‘guaranteed quality’. Clients also recommend the ‘extremely dedicated’ Pirkka-Marja Põldvere. The team advised Sans Souci of the Czech Republic in international arbitration concerning construction of Estonia’s new war monument, and is acting for the City of Tallinn in a dispute over construction of Viru Square in Tallinn city centre.

IP, IT and telecoms

Within IP, IT and telecoms, Aivar Pilv Law Office is a second tier firm,

Aivar Pilv Law Office acts for TMT clients in prominent litigation and arbitration, and also advises on regulations. Ilmar-Erik Aavakivi is representing the Estonian subsidiary of Bertelsmann regarding data protection and telecoms law.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, Aivar Pilv Law Office is a second tier firm,

Aivar Pilv Law Office’s Ilmar-Erik Aavakivi is advising the city of Tallinn on reconstruction of the city hall, as well as in a planning and construction dispute over Estonia’s first skyscraper hotel, Viru. Skanska is also a client.

Tax

Within Tax, Aivar Pilv Law Office is a first tier firm,

Aivar Pilv Law Office excels in tax law: it advised the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (ETCB) in the country’s largest tax dispute in recent years, and is representing fuel retailers and distributors in a number of audits and disputes reaching the Supreme Court. Senior associates Jaak Siim and Raul Otsa support name partner Aivar Pilv.

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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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