Corporate & commercial
JANGIS system holes: how reliable is the information about ultimate beneficiaries
22.02.2024 LEADELLNot all the data provided by companies to the State Register’s system JANGIS (Information about the sub-system of beneficial owners) about ultimate beneficiaries is accurate and precise. The business news portal Vz.lt published an article titled “JANGIS system holes: how reliable is the information about ultimate beneficiaries” in which...
Read moreLEADELL Newsletter: Contesting the decision of the company shareholders in the Baltics
15.09.2022 LEADELLHow to contest a decision of the shareholders of a capital company in the Baltic States? As the tense economic and political situation unavoidably influences the business environment, the number of disputes surrounding decisions of shareholders’ meetings of limited liability companies and joint stock companies (hereinafter – capital companies,...
Read moreTogether with Latvian and Estonian colleagues we analyzed whether, how and when the employer has the right to demand from the employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19. EMPLOYERS RIGHT TO DEMAND VACCINATION FROM EMPLOYEES Enjoy the reading!
Read moreThe biggest AML event of the year for business took place today! The Baltic AML Forum 2021 in Vilnius invited to discuss topical issues and tools of money laundering risk management and prevention. The conference was focused on the latest legal, technological and practical measures on the prevention of...
Read moreToday, 7 of October 2021, Managing Partner Marius Grajauskas took part in the webinar of the annual conference “Gazelė 2021” on the development of small and medium businesses, organized by the “Verslo žinios”. Marius made presentation on the rapid growth of company and related legal risks.
Read moreThe team of LEADELL Balčiūnas & Grajauskas participated in the development of the new Verslo žinios service for the market – “VŽ contracts”. Contract Guide is a digital contract management platform that will allow you quickly prepare a contract for different business needs. In the next few months, the...
Read moreIn December LEADELL newsletter Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Law offices write about selection of Covid-19 support measures that can be used in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. To read newsletter please click LEADELL Newsletter APPLYING FOR STATE AID DURING COVID-19 CRISES IN BALTICS
Read moreToday, 12 of November 2020, Managing Partner Marius Grajauskas took part in the webinar of the annual conference “Gazelė 2020” on the development of small and medium businesses, organized by the “Verslo žinios”. Marius made presentation on the management of settlement risks through financial contracts: loans, sureties, agreements on...
Read moreNowadays, Start-ups are becoming increasingly popular as a way of implementing innovative business ideas. As borders are almost non-existent in the business environment since the international element plays an important role, it is highly important to choose the most suitable country for starting a business. Not only the economic...
Read moreLEADELL Baltic Newsletter 2019: Mandatory requirements for the disclosure of true beneficiaries in the Baltic States – terms, procedures, problems
27.06.2019 LEADELLLEADELL Newsletter June 2019
Read moreLEADELL Balčiūnas & Grajauskas Senior Associate Konradas Pabijanskas attended Žinių radijas broadcast “How to reduce the repayment of the most popular debt?”
28.02.2018 LEADELLLEADELL Balčiūnas & Grajauskas Senior Associate Konradas Pabijanskas discussed the case with Parliament Social affairs and work committee chairman Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė and Presidium of the Lithuanian Bailiffs’ Chamber chairman Inga Karalienė. The broadcast in Lithuanian is here.
Read moreImportant changes in shareholder rights in Lithuania. A comparative overview of legal regulation in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
23.02.2018 LEADELLThe company’s shareholder rights are regulated by the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania and the Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania. The Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania has been recently amended. These amendments are mainly related to the legal provisions of the...
Read moreYear 2018 will come with some significant tax reforms in Latvia and Estonia affecting businesses of all size. Latvia is introducing 0% tax rate on reinvested profit, Estonia is lowering the income tax rate for regular profit distribution and other measures to improve the competitiveness of each country are...
Read moreComparative overview of board member’s liability for the losses caused to the company
20.07.2017 LEADELLCorporate governance defines relationships between a company’s management, its board, its shareholders and its other stakeholders. It determines the way companies are managed and controlled. An effective corporate governance framework is of crucial importance because well-run companies are likely to be more competitive and more sustainable in the long...
Read moreOnline portal vz.lt has published the article „The Convention will dismantle a majority of tax-evasion schemes“ with the comment of lawyer Lukas Vitauskas.
30.06.2017 LEADELLIn Paris, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Linas Linkevičius, together with the representatives from 75 countries, has signed a Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Sharing, which will make transferring profit from one country to another in order to avoid...
Read moreThe Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine together with its partners have organized a conference in Kiev “Ukraine and Lithuania: Investment and Business Opportunities”. Head of the practice group, Attorney-at-law of the law firm “LEADELL Balčiūnas & Grajauskas” Kazimieras Karpickis gave a lecture on the subject of...
Read moreImportant changes in the regulation of employment relations in Lithuania (comparison with regulation in Latvia and Estonia)
10.04.2017 LEADELLThe new Labour Code of the Republic of Lithuania will enter into force on 1 July 2017. More liberal regulation of employment relations is expected to encourage foreign investment in Lithuania and facilitate the creation of new jobs. One of the fundamental new developments is a simplified termination of an employment...
Read moreLEADELL Balčiūnas & Grajauskas successfully represented Achema Group in buying Litagra trading business and grain elevator network in Lithuania and Latvia
02.03.2017 LEADELLCEE Legal Matters published an article: Dominas Derling and Leadell Advise on Litagra Group Transfer of Trading Business to Achema Group. As a result of the deal, Achema Group acquired Litagra group’s trading business and grain elevators network, i.e. Litagros Prekyba AB, along with its Latvian subsidiary Litagra SIA....
Read moreOnline portal vz.lt has published the article „ Shares of private limited liability company’s can’t be handed over as a gift “ with the comment of Kazimieras Karpickis – a Practice Group Leader of LEADELL Balčiūnas & Grajauskas law office. The full article in Lithuanian can be found here.
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