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In the presented claim the plaintiff asked the Court to declare unlawful the disclosure of incorrect information by the defendant which was published in an article “Ravimitootja võitleb Oviiri määruse vastu" in the newspaper Eesti Päevaleht on the 10-th of October 2002. The plaintiff also requested to declare unlawful the disclosure of incorrect information to a news service agency BNS in the press release from 16-th of October 2002.

PROGRAMME

9.00 – 9.30     Registration
9.30 – 9.45     Opening Speeches
Prof. Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector, University of Tartu
Mr. Rein Lang, Minister of Justice
Mr. Märt Rask, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
9.45 – 10.15     Prof. Hugh Beale, University of Warwick, Great Britain
The Development of a European Private Law and the European Commission´s Action Plan on Contract Law
10.15 – 10.45     Prof. Christian von Bar, University of Osnabrück, Germany
Working Together Towards a Common Frame of Reference
10.45 – 11.15     Prof. Peter Schlechtriem, University of Freiburg, Germany
Basic Sructures and General Concepts of the CISG as Models for the [European] Harmonization of the Law of Contracts
11.15 – 11.45     Coffee Break
11.45 – 12.05     Prof. Carlo Castronovo, Milan Catholic University del S.Cuore, Italy
Common Frame of Reference and Acquis. Conciliation or Clash?
12.05 – 12.25     Prof. Ole Lando, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Some Remarks on “legislative style”. The European and Unidroit Principles Compared with the German Rules on Contractual Obligations of 2001 and the French Draft Reform of the Law of Obligations
12.25 – 12.45     Prof. Jerzy Rajski, University of Warsaw, Poland
On the Need for a Progressive Harmonization of Private Law in the European Union: the Role of Legal Science and Education
12.45 – 13.05     Prof. Lena Sisula-Tulokas, University of Helsinki, Finland
European Harmonization of Civil Law from a Nordic Perspective
13.05 – 14.30     Lunch
14.30 – 14.50     Prof. Werner Krawietz, University of Münster, Germany
One World, One Law, One Culture? Globalisation in the Modern Legal Thinking
14.50 – 15.10     Prof. Matthias Storme, University of Antverpen, Belgium
Freedom of Contract and Non-Mandatory Law
15.10 – 15.30     Prof. Valentinas Mikelenas, University of Vilnius, Lithuania
The Main Features of the New Lithuanian Contract Law According to The Civil Code of 2000
15.30 – 16.00     Prof. Erik Nerep, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
The Prospects of a Harmonised Company Law in the European Union: Current Status and Developments
16.00 – 16.20     Prof. Kaspars Balodis, University of Latvia, Latvia
Contractual Aspects of Formation and Composition of Commercial Partnerships
16.20 – 16.40     Prof. Paul Varul, University of Tartu, Estonia
Estonian and European Civil Codes: Similarities and Differences
16.40 – 17.00     Prof. Heiki Pisuke, University of Tartu, Estonia
Private International Law in a Legal System: a European Perspective
17.00 – 17.10     Closing Remarks
 

Straus & Partners is actively participating in the project concerning the Feasibility Study on the Creation of a European Research Network in the Fields of Private International Law, Civil Law and Civil Procedure.

Two new associates – Melika Kiilmaa and Jaanika Ulst - have joined the firm.

On the 20th of September Straus & Partners Law Firm celebrated the first year of activity. We would like to thank all our clients and partners for the ongoing cooperation. We keep searcing the best solutions in cooperation with you.

Birgit Punison has joined our team as a legal counsel.

It is a great pleasure for us to inform you about the opening of our new office premises in Tallinn city centre.

The new contact information is as below:

Rävala pst 5

10143 Tallinn

Estonia

Tel +372 6 309 170

Fax +372 6 309 171

The addresses of e-mail and Internet telephony Skype remain the same.

We are looking forward to meeting you at our new office.

On the 7th of June the Circuit Court of Tallinn refused a request of Elion Enterprises Ltd (hereinafter Elion) to suspend the compliance with the precepts of the Estonian National Communications Board. The court found that in given matters the Elion’s interest to suspend the compliance with the precepts didn’t outweigh the public interest and interest of competitors for the immediate compliance with the precepts.

On the 10th of June 2005 Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court has made a decision in the case AS Sanwood v AS Eesti Mereagentuur, where the Supreme Court treated the liability of the carrier of merchant shipping for the first time in its practice.

Real estate developers have repeatedly expressed their objections to a principle deriving from Subsection 26 (3) of the Planning Act, according to which any objections to planning decisions meant an automatic halt to all proceedings related to a given plan and bar on the issuing of administrative acts by administrative bodies.

On 6 May 2005, the plenary session of the criminal chamber of the Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision regarding copyright law. The plaintiff in the case was represented by Straus & Partners before the Supreme Court.