On 16 May 2014 two more cases regarding the constitutionality of the provisions of the Law on Subsidized Energy Tax have been initiated by the Constitutional Court. Having regard to an application by Ltd. “Arsenal Energy”, Ltd. “EcoZeta”, Ltd. “ENERCOM PLUS”, Ltd. “Ošmaļi Energy””, Ltd. “Piejūra Energy”, Ltd. “Winergy”, Ltd. “Zemgales enerģijas parks” and Ltd. […]
On 9 May 2014 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Para 1 of Section 3 and Para 1 of Section 4 of the Subsidized Energy Tax Law with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norms Para 1 of Section […]
Today, on 6 May, the election of the President of the Constitutional Court was held. Aldis Laviņš was elected President of the Constitutional Court. Aldis Laviņš came into the office of the Justice of the Constitutional Court on 25 April 2014. Prior to working at the Constitutional Court he was a Supreme Court Judge, but before working […]
On Tuesday, 6 May, at 11:00, in the courtroom of the Constitutional Court, Riga, 1 J.Alunāna Str. the election of the President of the Constitutional Court will be held. Aija Branta was the President of the Constitutional Court until 24 April; currently the Court is headed by the Vice-President Uldis Ķinis. The election procedure The […]
On 23 April 2014 the Constitutional Court adopted a judgement in Case No. 2013-15-01 “On Compliance of the Words “Joining in Trade Unions” of Section 49(1) of Border Guard Law with Article 102 and the second sentence of Article 108 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The prohibition to border-guards from joining in trade […]
On 24 April 2014 the Constitutional Court passed the judgement in Case No. 2013-12-01 “On the Compliance of Section 432 of the Road Traffic Law, insofar it affects the rights of the vehicle owner in administrative violations record–keeping, with Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. If the driver, who is not the […]
Today, 24 April, is the last day in office of the Justice of the Constitutional Court for the President of the Constitutional Court Aija Branta. She came into office on 25 March 2004. Pursuant to the Constitutional Court Law, the term of office for the Constitutional Court Justice is ten years. After expiry of this […]
On 3 April 2014 the Constitutional Court adopted a decision on terminating judicial proceedings in Case No. 2013-11-01 “On the Compliance of Section 246(2) of the Criminal Procedure Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm Section 246(2) of the Criminal procedure Law: “Prior […]
On 31 March 2014 the 2nd Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On the Compliance of Subparagraph 3.2 of the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation of 17 May 2005 No. 331 “Regulation on the Amount of Insurance Indemnity and the Procedure for Calculating it for Non-material Losses Caused to a Person” with the third […]
On 17 March 2014 the 1st Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Section 495(1) of the Civil Procedure Law with the first sentence in Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”. The Contested Norm The contested norm envisages that an arbitration court itself decides as to the […]
