May
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29th of May, 2007
Impact of the international law on the national law, development of commercial law and competition law and the role of the Constitutional Courts in the law system of the countries were the main topics discussed in the 15th International Judicial Conference in Michigan, USA. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andris Gulans took part in the conference.
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18th of May, 2007
Today the Supreme Court has invited judges from all the five regional courts to a seminar. The work of the seminar is arranged in two sections – civil law and criminal law.
The seminar of the judges of the regional courts in the section of criminal law is held in the premises of the Riga Regional Court in Abrenes Street, the seminar is led by the Chairman of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court Senate Pavels Gruzins. Court practice regarding review of cases under Articles 160 and 162 of the Criminal Law – on forcible sexual assault and immoral acts with minors is analyzed by the Professor Valentina Liholaja of the University of Latvia, Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law. Doctor of Law Elita Nimande from the University of Latvia, Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law, lectures on procedural expenditures and their compensation. The Chairman of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Senate Pavels Gruzins and the Chairman of the Chamber of Criminal Cases Ivars Bickovics will answer the questions raised by the judges.
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17th of May, 2007
On May 13 and 14, the Chairman of the Department of Administrative Cases of the Supreme Court Valerijans Jonikans participated in the General Assembly of the Association of the State Councils and the Supreme Administrative Courts of the countries of the European Union in Warsaw.
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11th of May, 2007
On May 11, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andris Gulans accepted the oath of the bailiff Andris Sladzs.
The newly appointed bailiff swore to be loyal to the State of Latvia and to follow the laws of the country honestly, diligently and with confidence, to show respect to the court and state power, to follow the instructions and orders of the law enforcement institutions and their officials, to fulfill the duties of the bailiff decently, to protect the lawful interests of persons, the entrusted matters and not to disclose professional secrets being aware that he shall be amenable to the law for his activities.
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7th of May, 2007
Senators and judges of the Supreme Court have donated more than 500 lats for the restoration of the Zalve lutheran church. Gratitude for the responsiveness was expressed by the initiators of the idea of restoration of the church – the honorary citizens of the Zalve pagasts (rural district), the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andris Gulans and the senator of the Department of Criminal Cases of the Senate Vilnis Vietnieks. The clergyman of the Zalve, Nereta and Sauka parishes Aldis Pavlovics thanks all the senators and judges for the contribution in restoration of the Zalve church.
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3th of May, 2007
On May 3, 28 attorneys gave oath to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andris Gulans. They swore to be loyal to the State of Latvia, to follow the laws of the country honestly and with confidence, to show respect to the courts and the state power, in their professional activities neither to write nor say anything which could harm the country, society, family and morals, to fulfill honestly the duties of an attorney, to protect the interests of their authorizing persons or the persons whose matters they have undertaken being aware that they are amenable to the law for their activities.
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3th of May, 2007
The Supreme Court considers that adoption of a new Law on Judiciary to replace the present law “On Judicial Power” is not necessary if the draft law is worked out in the wording which was examined by the Saeima (Parliament) in the first reading. Such a conclusion signed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andris Gulans has been submitted to the Legal Commission of the Saeima.
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