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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Article on pan-Baltic insurance system

August 27, 2012

Article on pan-Baltic insurance system „Does the insurance premium payment regulation as stipulated in the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law protect policyholders sufficiently enough Read More »

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