On 23 November 2016 the Constitutional Court adopted a decision on terminating legal proceedings in Case No. 2016-02-01 “On Compliance of Section 17(31) of the Insolvency Law with the First Sentence in Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”.  Contested Norm The contested norm of provides: “A decision on the annulment of an administrator’s certificate […]

On 15 November 2016 the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in Case No. 2015‑25‑01 “On Compliance of Section 60, Section 61 and Section 62 of the Law on Taxes and Fees with the First Sentence of Article 91, Article 92 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. A member of the board should act as an honest and careful […]

On 3 November 2016 the 4th Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Para 2361 “Use of Territory and Construction Rules” of Binding Regulation No.8 of 24 March 2016 by Jūrmala City Council “On Approving the Graphic Part, Regulation on the Use of Territory and Construction in the Spatial Plan of Jūrmala City” […]

On 21 October 2016 the Constitutional Court adopted a decision to terminate legal proceedings in Case No. 2016-03-01 “On Compliance of Para 421 of Transitional Provisions of the Law “On State Pensions” with Article 1, Article 91, Article 105 and Article 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”.   Contested Norm The contested norm of the law “On State Pensions” […]

By the Order of 19 October 2016 by the Cabinet of Ministers No. 609 the Justice of the Constitutional Court, professor Ineta Ziemele has been awarded the Award of the Cabinet of Ministers for significant contribution to the development of the Latvian legal system, reinforcing democracy and the rule of law, as well as achievements in legal […]

On 18 October 2016 the 3rd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Para 12.1.1 and Para 60 of the Cabinet Regulation of 13 October 2015 No. 591 “Procedure in which Learners are Enrolled at and Discharged from Institutions of General Education and Special Pre-school Education Groups, as well as Moved to a Higher […]

On 12 September 2016 the Constitutional Court decided to terminate legal proceedings in Case No. 2015-23-01 “On compliance of the second sentence of the third part of Para12 in the Transitional Provisions of the law “On State Pensions”, insofar it provides that the old-age pension to be granted instead of service pension may be granted in the […]

On 21 July 2016 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a number of cases regarding compliance of the norms of the law On Solidarity Tax with the Satversme.[1] The Contested Norms Section 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of the law On Solidarity Tax: Section 3. Taxable Object The tax object shall be the income, which […]

On 21 July 2016 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated case “On Compliance of the Fifth Part of Section 629 of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm The fifth part of Section 629 of the Criminal Procedure Law provides: “The case […]

On 14 July 2016 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Section 5021 (5) of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia with the First Sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 5021 of the Sentence Execution Code of Latvia establishes the procedure for appealing against […]