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Recent Amendments to the Estonian Tax Laws
March 17, 2015
1. “EUR 1000 invoices” On 1 November 2014, a much-criticised obligation came into force requiring legal entities to submit data about their purchase and sales invoices to the tax authority in addition to regular VAT returns. According to the new regime, Estonian VAT liable companies shall submit monthly VAT return ... Read More »
Amendments to the Offences against Intellectual Property Rights
November 12, 2014
On 1st January 2015, amendments to the Estonian Penal Code, which restructure the offences against intellectual property rights, shall enter into force. Provisions regarding offences against intellectual property rights, set out in Chapter 14 of the Penal Code, shall be changed significantly with the amendments described in this article. On ... Read More »
Mari Männiko´s article in a book called “Regulating Technologies in the European Union, Normative Realities and Trends”
August 22, 2014
Law Firm LEXTAL Attorney at Law Mari Männiko has published an article “Intermediary service providers’ liability exemptions- where can we draw the line?” in a book called ”Regulating Technologies in the European Union, Normative Realities and Trends” by Publishing house Springer. The role of e-services has rapidly developed in recent ... Read More »
Amendments on Estonian tax legislation
August 20, 2014
1. Value Added Tax Act On 1 November 2014, a new and already much-criticised obligations comes into force requesting legal entities to submit data about purchase and sales invoices to the tax authority in addition to a regular VAT returns. According to the new regime, Estonian VAT liable companies shall ... Read More »
Successful defence in longest lasting judicial process in Estonia
July 17, 2014
The extremely long, so called land exchange court case, which received increased attention from the media, was settled with a ruling of the Supreme Court on 30 June 2014. Seven natural persons and 2 legal entities were prosecuted in this criminal matter. Among them was Einar Vettus, who during the ... Read More »
Employment register in Estonia
June 30, 2014
As from 1 July 2014 all natural and legal persons providing work are required to register the persons employed by them with the employment register held by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board. This is probably one of the most important legislative changes to enter into force in 2014. All employers, including ... Read More »
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by: LEXTAL
in Employment law, Estonia
Urmas Ustav is the Attorney of the Year 2014 in Organisation Category
June 25, 2014
The board of the Estonian Bar Association revived the honorary title Attorney of the Year and attributed this to attorneys at law in three different categories. In the organisation category the honorary title was attributed to Urmas Ustav, Attorney at Law and partner of LEXTAL Law Firm. “The profession of an attorney is programmed to ... Read More »
New precedent involved in removing a person who owes arrears from procurement
June 5, 2014
In conducting a procurement, an unclear situation occasionally appears in removing persons who owe arrears from the procurement procedure. The Public Procurement Act, § 38 section 1(4) requires the contracting authority to remove a tenderer from the procurement procedure who has arrears of state taxes or local taxes of their ... Read More »
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Correspondence at the Workplace: What are the Limits to Your Right to Privacy?
April 29, 2014
In today’s world, many people spend their days at a desk, working on a computer and talking on the phone as part of their job. It is unclear, however, to what extent the employer can intercept the correspondence held on the computer or telephone belonging to them. The regulation concerning ... Read More »
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by: LEXTAL
in Employment law, Estonia
Article by Mari Männiko on impersonalization of personal data of parties in civil proceedings
March 8, 2013
Magazine “Current Issues of Business and Law” published an article by Mari Männiko “Is impersonalization of personal data of parties in civil proceedings necessary and lawful? Read More »
10 things an expat should know about marital property protection
February 12, 2013
Doing business in a foreign country can be challenging. Having a partner from a different culture could be enriching. When an expat decides to get married in Estonia, there are things Read More »
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by: LEXTAL
in Commercial property, Estonia
Contracts & job descriptions: Tips for employers in Estonia
February 11, 2013
For a few years now the updated Employment Contract Act has been in force. In 2009 quite many changes became enforced which can be summarized as balancing the rights and Read More »
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by: LEXTAL
in Employment law, Estonia
Article by Olavi-Jüri Luik on policyholder obligations after an insured event
October 11, 2012
Magazine “Baltic journal of law & politics” published an article by Olavi-Jüri Luik “Policyholder obligations after an insured event: Are Baltic insurance laws too insurer-friendly compared to the principles of European insurance contract law? Read More »
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by: LEXTAL
in Corporate law, Estonia