Be cautious while transferring assets and assigning contracts

Upon taking over certain types of assets or an individual contract, the transferee normally has no interest in taking over […] Read more »

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Time to review company management

Starting this year, several amendments to the Commercial Code entered into force, facilitating management of private limited companies and releasing […] Read more »

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Amendments to Commercial Code simplifies founding and managing of companies

The goal of the latest Commercial Code amendments effective as of January 1, 2011 was primarily to simplify the norms related to private limited companies in order to enable shareholders themselves to determine the internal organisation of the company to the greatest extent possible. Read more »

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Making and breaking Employment Contracts with Foreigners living in Estonia

The Employment Contracts Act is the main legislation regulating employers’ obligations and liabilities in labour relations and it is therefore […] Read more »

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In anticipation of the EURO – what to expect from Commercial law?

The Estonian Commercial Code has been amended in order to prepare Estonian company law for adoption of the euro, scheduled for 2011. The majority of relevant amendments will take effect as of 1 July 2010, but some provisions on the day of changeover. Read more »

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E-Commercial Register?

Partner Karina Paatsi writes in LMH January Newsletter about E-Commercial Register which eases the daily corporate governance of companies. Read more »

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