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18 June, 2026

European judges and prosecutors learn about the Supreme Court and its experience in criminal law matters

3 June, 2026

President of the Supreme Court Aigars Strupišs elected to the Executive Board of the ENCJ

29 May, 2026

ACA-Europe General Assembly approves the overarching theme of the Baltic States Presidency

Department of Administrative Cases

26 June, 2026

Senate seeks CJEU clarification on exclusion periods and tenderer reliability in public procurement

Department of Civil Cases

5 June, 2026

Senate requests a preliminary ruling on restrictions applicable to the air traffic controller position

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

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Case law

Added: 10 July, 2026

29.06.2026. Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-265/2026

Obligation of the court to motivate the amount of reduction of the punishment, if the right to termination of criminal proceedings within a reasonable time period has not been observed; Arguments for the imposition of a penalty below the minimum threshold provided for by law; Opinion on the merits of the appellate complaint or protest in the decision of the appeal court; In the assessment of the length of progress of criminal proceedings, it shall be indicated which stages of the proceedings are to be regarded as justifiable course of proceedings and which are to be regarded as unjustified delay

Added: 10 July, 2026

30.06.2026. Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-67/2026

The imposition of a coercive measure of a medical nature in an outpatient medical institution at the same time as the imposition of a custodial sentence

Added: 9 July, 2026

10.06.2026. Decision of the Department of Criminal Cases, case No SKK-41/2026

Storage of alcoholic beverages legally purchased for personal or family use