Deals and cases

TGS Baltic represented Forward Tranzit OÜ in a dispute with Stikla Serviss SIA

TGS Baltic represented Forward Tranzit OÜ in a dispute with Stikla Serviss SIA, which focuses on the question of whether the defects found in the glass sold by the client were a manufacturer's defect or were the result of improper transportation or storage of the glass.

TGS Baltic represented Forward Tranzit OÜ in a dispute

TGS Baltic represented Forward Tranzit OÜ in a dispute concerning the transfer to the customer of a tariff increase for rail freight forwarding services caused by sanctions resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war.

TGS Baltic lawyers represented a client in a precedent-setting lawsuit

The Supreme Court of Estonia clarified for the first time the rules for distributing dividends and the conditions under which dividends can be distributed disproportionately among shareholders.

TGS Baltic represented successfully Tallinn University of Technology in the dispute against AS Tallinna Vesi

TGS Baltic Estonia attorneys successfully represented Tallinn University of Technology in the Supreme Court against Tallinna Vesi AS, whose water prices may have been more expensive than permitted by law in the years 2011-2019. 

TGS Baltic attorneys successfully represented the subsidiaries of Port of Tallinn

The Supreme Court has decided to dismiss the appeal in cassation of the bankruptcy administrators of Saaremaa Laevakompanii (SLK) and Väinamere Liinid. With this, the judgment of Harju County Court of 31 March 2023, which dismissed SLK’s and Väinamere Liinid’s statement of claim against the subsidiaries of Port of Tallinn, entered into force.

Senior associate Carel Kivimaa successfully represented a client in the Harju County Court

The dispute concerned compensation for damage caused to the rental property. The defendants caused a traffic accident with a vehicle rented from our client, due to which the vehicle was financially destroyed.

Partner Chirag Mody and senior associate Silvia Urgas successfully represented a client in three court cases

Harju County Court dismissed all three actions brought against our client in the total amount of EUR 2,500,000. In three court cases that lasted more than two years, it was argued whether our client had breached their official duty and failed to protect the interests of the corporate debtor in the bankruptcy proceedings.

Partners Chirag Mody and Peeter Viirsalu successfully represented a client in Harju County Court

Harju County Court fully satisfied our client’s claim to have their valuable immovable property returned to them. The dispute, which lasted more than six years, focused on whether an immovable property worth EUR 1,600,000 belonging to our corporate client was unlawfully transferred to a third party.

Decision to start the process of out-of-court bankruptcy of INTER RAO Lietuva cancelled and significant case law formed

Attorneys at law Dovilė Armalytė, Ramūnas Kontrauskas, Marius Brasiūnas and associate attorney at law Lukas Radzevičius from law firm TGS Baltic have successfully represented clients AB ORLEN Lietuva, UAB PHILIP MORRIS LIETUVA and AB Lietuvos paštas in solving the dispute over the lawfulness of the out-of-court bankruptcy process of AB INTER RAO Lietuva.

Partner Chirag Mody and Associate Kaija Märtin Successfully Represented a Client at Court

By its judgment of 26 June 2023, Harju County Court entirely dismissed the claim submitted against our client. The substance of the dispute was whether a professional business consultancy company had undertaken all activities foreseen in the agreement and was entitled for the payment.

Partner Martin Tamme and Senior Associate Silvia Urgas successfully represented Swedbank

TGS Baltic has successfully represented Swedbank regarding a 1.75 MEUR claim presented against Swedbank by the bankruptcy trustee of the former Swedbank client Alberta Trade OÜ.

Partner Chirag Mody Successfully Represented a Client in Harju County Court

By its judgment of 2 June 2023, Harju County Court entirely dismissed the claim submitted against our client. The claim was based on an agreement signed between a mother and a daughter company which entitled the daughter company to use the group banking account.

Partner Chirag Mody and Senior Associate Silvia Urgas Successfully Represented Clients in Tallinn Circuit Court

By its judgment of 12 May 2023, Tallinn Circuit Court entirely dismissed the accusations made against our clients, including board member liability, breach of employment agreement, and consequent damage claims in a noteworthy and complex case.

TGS Baltic represented Vatubela in a resonance civil case

This case concerns the legality of a transaction for the sale of state land and the consequences of the nullity of such a transaction.

TGS Baltic senior associates Martti Peetsalu and Maris Vutt represented Jetoil AS in court.

The dispute revolved around the performance of fuel quality control and the courts agreed that the fuel supplied by Jetoil met the quality requirements.

The court case demonstrates that the validity of special agreements between parties largely depends on the area of activity in which they operate. In the transport sector, it is permissible for parties to agree on shorter notice periods for raising claims to ensure the normal functioning of the sector.

Court dismissed the claim of Saaremaa Laevakompanii and Väinamere Liinid against Port of Tallinn subsidiaries

On 31 March 2023, Harju County Court dismissed the claim submitted by the bankruptcy administrator of AS Saaremaa Laevakompanii (SLK) (bankrupt) and Väinamere Liinid OÜ against the subsidiaries of Port of Tallinn.

TGS Baltic senior associates Chirag Mody and Anet Jaks successfully defended a client in a defamation-related action in Pärnu County Court

In Pärnu County Court, TGS Baltic senior associates Chirag Mody and Anet Jaks successfully represented a client who was ordered to refute alleged false statements and compensate for patrimonial and non-patrimonial damage. The court agreed with the explanations provided by the contractual representatives and dismissed the action filed against the client.

TGS Baltic arbitration team won a case before the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration

Our client has recently won in an arbitration case administered by the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration. The client was represented in this arbitration by our arbitration team consisting of Dr. Tadas Varapnickas, Žydrūnė Stuglytė, Lukas Radzevičius, Beatričė Stiopinaitė, and Emilija Valentinaitė.

Exceptional victory: we have won a case against the Bank of Lithuania in courts of all instances, representing Orion Asset Management

We represented one of the oldest asset management companies in Lithuania, Orion Asset Management, in a case concerning a fine of EUR 40,000 imposed by the Supervision Service of the Bank of Lithuania.