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26.05.2014
On May 8, 2014 Latvian Saeima passed amendments to the Immigration Law. The law provides that a third-country citizen may apply for Latvia's temporary residence permit, valid for a period of up to five...
27.03.2014
Very basics of trademarks in Latvia
When people thinking about trademarks most often they think about word trademarks such as Coca-Cola, Google, Facebook or graphical such us McDonald’s yellow letter M or...
06.03.2014
In Latvia the most popular form of covering debt through the court is the Compulsory Execution of Obligations in Accordance with Warning Procedures. In Latvia this form is the most popular because in the case the debtor does not have any...
04.03.2014
Prescription period in civil rights and commercial rights as well is period...
27.02.2014
Valters Gencs featured in Austrian television ORF TVTHEK Weltjournal story on Immigration in Europe.
Video is available here
Mit ihrem jüngsten Volksentscheid haben...
03.02.2014
International Financial Law Review - IFLR 1000, the guide to the world`s leading financial law firms, recognized Gencs...
24.01.2014
On 1 January 2014, amendments to the Latvian Civil Law came into force significantly affecting all contracts where the parties have agreed on contractual penalties.
Articles 1716, 1717, 1722, 1724,...
07.01.2014
From January 1, 2014 till July 30, 2016 Capital company must re-register its share capital in the Register of Enterprises.
The share capital re-registration does not occur...
03.01.2014
In today's Latvia, a foreign national essentially stands in the same position as a Latvian citizen when it comes to the purchase of the real estate and to...
04.12.2013
Tikai cietušo esamība uz brīdi ir veicinājusi publiskas diskusijas par būvniecības procesiem, par būvniecību regulējošo likumu piemērošanu un...
15.11.2013
Latvia: Amendments to Labour Law
On October 3, 2013 Saeima in the first reading reviewed and accepted amendments to Latvian Labour Law, what anticipate to establish new liabilities, responsibilities and rights for...
12.11.2013
President of Latvia Andris Berzins on November 9, 2013 has returned the...
01.11.2013
On October 31, 2013 Latvian Saeima passed amendments to the Immigration Law.
The law provides that a third-country citizen may apply for Latvia's temporary residence...
04.10.2013
Supreme Court Senate, in case Nr.SKA-358/2013, due to Swedish company “Snickers Workwear AB” claim against the State Revenue Service of...
30.09.2013
This summer Gencs Valters Law Firm hosted two Czech students from Charles University in Prague and a...
28.06.2013
1 Framework in Latvia
1.1 When did Latvia first liberalise telecommunications networks and/or services?
The liberalisation of Latvia's telecommunications networks services started in 2003,...
04.06.2013
The vessel might be registered under the Latvian flag if the owner of the vessel is the company registered in Latvia,(or the individual with Latvian citizenship or permanent residenceship). Therefore at...
30.05.2013
The Gencs Valters Law Firm provides representation before the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich (Germany) for European patent ...
22.05.2013
The most common form of a business presence in Latvia is a limited liability company [SIA].
The minimum share capital required to establish a limited liability company is 2000 LVL (~2857 EUR) or, if a micro...
16.05.2013
European Union citizens
EU citizens have the right to stay in Latvia on the basis of a valid travel document for the period of up to 3 months within half a year counting from...