About notable events

  • 18th of December, 2007

    Plenary Session of the Supreme Court will evaluate reports on violations of ethical standards in activities of judges

    On December 19, 2007, at 15.00, the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court is convened where judges will listen to and evaluate the report prepared by the work group formed by the Supreme Court on violations of ethical standards in activities of judges found after the published phone calls of judges and attorneys. And, representatives from the General Prosecutor’s office will present opinion on the results of the inspection conducted by the General Prosecutor’s office.

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  • 13th of December, 2007

    Seminar for regional court judges in three spheres

    On Friday, December 14, judges from regional courts were invited to attend the seminar organized by the Supreme Court. The seminar is held in three parts – the sphere of criminal law, the sphere of civil law and the sphere of administrative law, and its program is prepared by the Division of Case-law in cooperation with the Departments of the Senate and Court Chambers.

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  • 11th of December, 2007

    130 rulings published in the Collection of Rulings of the Department of Civil Cases of the Senate

    The state joint stock company “Tiesu namu aģentūra” in cooperation with the Supreme Court has published the next collection of the rulings of the Department of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court Senate of the Republic of Latvia. The Collection contains 130 rulings adopted by the Department of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court Senate in 2006 in the cases reviewed under the cassation procedure, or regarding which protests have been filed under Articles 483 and 484 of the Civil Procedure Law. The Collection includes selected most characteristic rulings on law matters which courts when reviewing specific cases face repeatedly, or which have principal significance in law theory

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  • 7th of December, 2007

    Students are interested to learn about the Supreme Court

    This week in the Supreme Court is the students’ week. On October 5, two groups of students visited the court – from the Riga Secondary School No.46 and Zalves and Sproģu elementary schools, but on October 6 a student from Cēsu Gymnasium Inga Kleša became a “shadow” in the Supreme Court.

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  • 6th of December, 2007

    Judicial Commission accepts nominations of Neimanis and Polovkova to the position of the Supreme Court judges

    The Judicial Commission on the December 6 approved nomination of two candidates – Jānis Neimanis and Anita Polakova – to the position of judges of the Supreme Court.

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  • 29th of November, 2007

    Supreme Courts of Latvia and Korea see possibilities to cooperate

    The Republic of Korea (South Korea) wishes to cooperate with the countries of the European Union, developing contacts in the field of law, as well. Invitation to mutual cooperation between the Supreme Courts of the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Korea was expressed by Bae Hyong-Won), a judge of the Supreme Court of Korea, who at the present moment holds the position of attaché of the Republic of Korea in Vienna, and who took a one day working visit to the Supreme Court of Latvia on November 29.

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  • 23th of November, 2007

    Bičkovičs is repeatedly elected Chairman of Chamber of Criminal Cases

    Plenary Session of the Supreme Court on November 23 repeatedly elected Ivars Bičkovičs the Chairman of the Chamber of Criminal Cases. This will be already the third term for Bičkovičs in the position of the Chairman of the Chamber, for the first term he vas elected in 1996, repeatedly – in 2002.

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  • 22th of November, 2007

    Plenary Session to elect the Chairman of the Chamber of Criminal Cases

    Tomorrow, on November 23, at 9.00, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andris Guļāns is convening the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court.

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  • 20th of November, 2007

    Supreme Court analyzes court practice in criminal cases on sexual assault

    The Division of Case-Law of the Supreme Court in cooperation with experts in criminal law have worked out and published on the website of the Supreme Court www.at.gov.lv a summary on court practice in criminal cases under Article 160 (forcible sexual assault) and Article 162 (immoral acts with a minor) of the Criminal Law.

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  • 14th of November, 2007

    Senator Namatevs is awarded the “golden” pen of the Ministry of Justice

    Before the State proclamation holiday, Senator Roberts Guntis Namatēvs of the Department of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court will receive the highest award of the Ministry of Justice – I grade Diploma and the “golden” pen. The award is conferred for contribution in strengthening of lawful order and development of unified court practice in Latvia.

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