Andra Rubene is a Partner and the Head of the Latvian M&A, Corporate/Commercial and Data Protection law practice groups at TGS Baltic. Andra has outstanding expertise in M&A, Corporate/Commercial Law, Competition Law, Employment, Tax, and Personal Data Protection. Andra has over 19 years of legal services experience and is listed by all the best known international legal directories, like Legal 500, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global, ILFR1000, Best Lawyers International. International Financial Law Review IFLR1000, in its supplement Women Leaders, selected and announced 300 women lawyers from many jurisdictions, who are recognized to be the best in their markets or relevant practice areas. Andra Rubene was honored amongst them.
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TGS Baltic offers up-to-date information on the availability of Covid-19 crisis mitigation measures and the newest regulatory changes. General In accordance with Cabinet Order No. 119 of 24 March 2020, which amends Cabinet Order No. 103 On the Declaration of Emergency Situation of 12 March (...)
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Introduction The Latvian Competition Council in its strategy for the years 2007-2009 has set the aim to strongly combat against the abuse of the dominant position. The Council intends at least to double the number of cases to be reviewed in respect of the abuse of the dominant position. Up (...)
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Introduction It is expected that in the near future the number of cases to be reviewed by the Latvian Competition Council in respect of abuse of the dominant position will increase and become more complicated. However, for the time being in the Competition Council’s practice there are no (...)
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Experience of Latvia in tie-in cases Abuse of dominant position is not often established in the competition law practice in Latvia. The Competition Council of Latvia (the Council) arrives at such conclusion only a couple of times a year. Only some of the decisions of the Council are (...)
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Introduction Two high-sounding cartel agreements have been established in Latvia. Agreement among egg sellers on 20 December 2004, and agreement among advertising agencies on 8 May 2006. Egg sellers appealed against the decision of the Latvian Competition Council to the administrative (...)
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Latfood, previously being in a dominant position, loses a case The 22 March 2005 decision of the Department of Administrative Cases of the Supreme Court Senate closed the proceedings in respect of the 14 November 2001 decision of the Competition Council of the Republic of Latvia on imposing (...)
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What procedural issues have the Latvian courts dealt with after Reg. n° 1/2003 came into force ? The importance of knowing procedural activities It is useful to know the procedural nuances even if the particular procedural activity is performed by a competition institution. Sometimes it is (...)
