02.05.2012.

The Constitutional Court recognized the list of empty data carriers and reproduction equipment established by the Cabinet of Ministers, for which carrier levy should be paid, as anticonstitutional

On 2 May 2012, the Constitutional Court adopted a judgment in the case No. 2011-17-03 “On Compliance of Section 3 and 4 of 10 May 2005 Cabinet of Minister Regulation No. 312 “Regulations regarding the Amount of the Blank Tape Levy and the Levy of Equipment Used for Reproduction and the Procedures for the Collection, […]

24.04.2012.

The Constitutional Court initiated a case on the procedure of recalculation of invalidity pension

On 20 April 2012, the Second Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated the case “On Compliance of Para 16 (1) of Transitional Provisions of the Law “On State Pensions” insofar as It Applies to Invalidity Pension Recalculation Formula in Case of Change of the Invalidity Group Provided that the Beneficiary of Invalidity Pension before the […]

20.04.2012.

The Constitutional Court recognized the norms on deposit payment for an insolvency procedure insofar as it applies to employees, the only legal remedy of whom is declaration of the employer insolvent, as non-proportional

On 20 April 2012, the Constitutional Court adopted judgment in the case No. 2011-16-01 “On Compliance of Section 62 (1) of the Insolvency Law and Section 363.2 (2) of the Civil Procedure Law insofar as It Fails to Establish the Right of the Court to Release Persons from Deposit Payment with Article 92 of the […]

18.04.2012.

The Constitutional Court initiated a case on the right of an insolvency administrator to appeal against a court decision resignating the administration on court’s initiative

On 18 April 2012, the First Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Section 363.28 Indent 9 of the Civil Procedure Law insofar as It Prohibits the Possibility to Appeal Against a Court Decision Resignating an Administration from the Insolvency Procedure on Court’s Initiative Based on Section 22 (2) Indent 7 of […]

28.03.2012.

The Constitutional Court terminated proceedings in the case on judge and public prosecutor’s remuneration reform

On 28 March 2012, the Constitutional Court terminated proceedings in the Case No. 2011-10-01 “On Compliance of Section 3 (7), Section 4 (2) and Section 16 (1), (2) and (3), insofar as they apply to judges (land registry judges) and public prosecutors, Section 4 (9), Section 6.1, Section 6.2, the First Sentence of Section 14 (1), Section 15 (7), of the Law „On Remuneration […]

28.03.2012.

The Constitutional Court decides not to suspended legal proceedings in the civil case regarding the JSC „Latvijas Krājbanka”

On 21 March 2012, the Constitutional Court received requests by Santa Anča, Jevgēnija Dimpere, Ina Inkēna and Raimonds Pauls (the Applicants) to apply an interim regulation in the case No 2012-07-01 that was initiated by the Constitutional Court on 8 March 2012, and to suspend proceedings in the civil case No C04523311 insofar as it […]

14.03.2012.

The Constitutional Court initiated proceedings in the case on norms of the Credit Institutions Law regulating decision on the implementation of restoration of a credit institution

On 8 March 2012, the First Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Section 179 (1) of the Credit Institutions Law with Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and Section 179 (2) of the Credit Institutions Law with the first sentence of Article 92 of the Satversme […]

12.03.2012.

The Constitutional Court initiated a case on norms of the Civil Procedure Law regulating the subject-matter of a claim

On 8 March 2012, the First Panel of the Constitutional Court initiated a case “On Compliance of Section 128 (2) Indent 3, 5 and 7 of the Civil Procedure Law with Article 90 and Article 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia[1]”. Contested Norms The Contested Norms provide that a statement of a […]

05.03.2012.

Proceedings in the case on a norm of the Law on Social Protection of the Participants of the Chernobyl Nuclear Clean-up and Persons Suffered as a Result of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station Accident have been terminated

On 1 March 2012, the Constitutional Court decided to terminate proceedings in the case No. 2011-12-01 “On Compliance of Para 1 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law on the Social Protection of the Participants of the Chernobyl Nuclear Clean-up and Persons Suffered as a Result of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station Accident with Article 91 […]

29.02.2012.

The Constitutional Court has initiated proceedings on a norm of the Civil Procedure Law regulating submission of an ancillary complaint

On 28 February 2012, the Second Panel of the Constitutional Court has initiated a case “On Compliance of Section 141 (1) insofar as It Fails to Provide the Right to Submit an Ancillary Complaint for a Decision Rejecting an Application on Securing of a Claim and a Decision Rejecting an Application on Revocation of the […]

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