We successfully represented a client in a court dispute concerning architects' copyright in a construction project.

By signing a contract for construction work the customer and the contractor may in addition to obligations under the contract agree on a contractor’s guarantee, which will establish an additional and separate legal relationship.

Parties to lease agreements often wish to agree on constraints which may conflict with prohibitions under the Competition Act.

Following a share purchase agreement signed just a month earlier, on 13 December 2024 a highly regarded client of Ellex in Latvia closed the transaction that involved acquisition of over 8000 hectares of forestlands, situated in various parts of Latvia.

On 26 September 2006, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a new Regulation on Application of the Law on Personal Income Tax. The Regulation entered in force retroactively as of 1 September 2006 and replaced the previously existing Regulation carrying the same name

The new VAT rules on the sale of property have been in force for over a year.

On 31 March 2021, the newly formed Court of Economic Affairs (CEA) of the Republic of Latvia. The CEA now has sole jurisdiction over complex disputes of commercial nature...

The Ministry of Justice has initiated a third round of coordination of the draft Apartment Ownership and Apartment Association Act.

During the last few months number of laws and regulations have been passed in Latvia which have an impact on construction processes, investment in the Latvian real estate and project development.

Rising construction costs, a complex building permit process, increasing bureaucracy, a growing number of unsold real estate properties, and housing prices that have risen by over 60,000

A report by DrJur. Edward Lestrade, Director & Lead Lawyer, Lestrade Law Associates LLC (www.lestradelawassociates.com) following an interview on Friday 26th September 2005 with Mr Aivars Aksenoks, Mayor of Riga in connection with the City’s development plan for Riga in 2005 and beyond. The meeting took place at the City Hall in the old city and covered the frank view of Mr Aksenoks for the new shape of Riga and how that might be achieved, earlier rather than later, with the help of private inve

The place of property in the Latvian system of property law, sources and methodological problems.