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7 January, 2026

A scientific monograph on 20 years in the European Union – including the perspective of Latvian lawyers

7 January, 2026

Stories about legal periodicals of post-national awakening era shape Latvian legal history

5 January, 2026

General Meeting of the Department of Criminal Cases Senators clarifies the application of Section 260 of the Criminal Law

Department of Administrative Cases

20 November, 2025

Senate finds no violations in the procedure for expulsion of a Russian citizen

Department of Civil Cases

11 June, 2025

Court decision on property rights to USD 80.77 million is set aside

Department of Criminal Cases

3 September, 2025

Senate: when determining the penalty for facilitating illegal residence in Latvia, the court must assess the harmfulness of the offense and the threat to public interest

Calendar of hearings

Case law

Added: 15 January, 2026

19.12.2025. Judgment of the Department of Administrative Cases, case No SKA-35/2025

Interpretation of the concept ‘restrictions on economic activity’ in the context of downtime support and wage subsidy support

Added: 15 January, 2026

16.12.2025. Judgment of the Department of Civil Cases, case No SKC-51/2025

Applicable substantive legal norms and assessment of evidence in the matter of unlawful replacement of a gas meter verification seal

Added: 15 January, 2026

17.12.2025. Judgment of the Department of Civil Cases, case No SKC-16/2025

Intertemporal application of Section 21 of the Competition Law when considering a claim for recovery of damages caused by a cartel agreement; Burden of proof, standard and competence of the court in determining the amount of damages in accordance with Section 21 of the Competition Law in the wording that was in force until June 14, 2016