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September highlights

September highlights

September highlights Golf x LENO September began for our office with honoring dignified traditions. Time flies, and almost unnoticed, it has been 11 years since the first time we had the honor to support the Viljandi County Golf Championships. During this time, our small law office, originally consisting of just...

Lepmets & Nõges Attorneys At Law Sep 2023
CoinLoan creditor claim submission deadline passes, filing exclusion claims still possible

CoinLoan creditor claim submission deadline passes, filing exclusion claims still possible

CoinLoan creditor claim submission deadline passes, filing exclusion claims still possible CoinLoan OÜ was a cryptocurrency platform registered in Estonia, which offered multiple cryptocurrency related services and products, such as custodial wallets, fixed and flexible interest accounts, FIAT and stablecoin loans s...

Lepmets & Nõges Law Firm Aug 2023
Attorney explains: how to divide assets after the termination of a registered partnership

Attorney explains: how to divide assets after the termination of a registered partnership

Attorney explains: how to divide assets after the termination of a registered partnership The termination of a registered partnership may (but not necessarily) grant the partner a financial claim. When registering a partnership, partners jointly choose the property regime applicable to their partnership. The options...

Lepmets & Nõges Law Firm Jul 2023
Attorney explains: a LLC established without initial capital and withdrawals

Attorney explains: a LLC established without initial capital and withdrawals

LENO x RUP Law firm Lepmets & Nõges has started a collaboration with the financial and legal magazine RUP! The magazine RUP (Accounting News) is the first economic publication in Estonia, targeting accountants and financial professionals, and has been published since 1995. The authors of practical materials, recomme...

Lepmets & Nõges Law Firm Jun 2023
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracts in Helsinki

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracts in Helsinki

On the last weekend of May, partners and representatives of the ALFA International European member firms gathered in Helsinki. For the first time, Estonia was represented, with the role being carried out by the partners of Lepmets & Nõges Law Firm, Ott Lepmets and Kristjan Nõges. Among other things, attorneys Ott Lepme...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges May 2023
The amendment to the Packaging Act brings new obligations to many small businesses.

The amendment to the Packaging Act brings new obligations to many small businesses.

The amendment to the Packaging Act brings new obligations to many small businesses.   All law firms regularly come across different types of cases where entrepreneurs unintentionally fail to properly preform an obligation arising from a law due to lack of legal knowledge. Unfortunately, entrepreneurs tend to turn...

May 2023
What do you need to know when establishing a private limited company (OÜ)?

What do you need to know when establishing a private limited company (OÜ)?

What do you need to know when establishing a private limited company (OÜ)? If you want to start a business and establish a private limited company (OÜ) for that purpose, you need to know various legal nuances. Only then can you make informed decisions and have a better understanding of the business world from a busi...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges May 2023
What the Non-Profit Associations Act comprehends?

What the Non-Profit Associations Act comprehends?

What the Non-Profit Associations Act comprehends? The Non-Profit Associations Act is an important law in the Estonian legal system that regulates the creation and activities of non-profit associations. This act establishes the rules that non-profit associations must follow, what they can and cannot do. This article...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges May 2023
Inheritance: How to Ensure the Transfer of Your Assets after Death?

Inheritance: How to Ensure the Transfer of Your Assets after Death?

Inheritance: How to Ensure the Transfer of Your Assets after Death? Each of us should properly consider what will happen to our assets after death and make arrangements accordingly, especially if we have already accumulated a larger amount of property. Unfortunately, death can strike unexpectedly, so this is not...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Apr 2023
ALFA International x LENO

ALFA International x LENO

We are pleased to announce that we represent Estonia in the global legal network ALFA International!  ALFA International is the premier global legal network, with a membership of over 140 independent law firms in more than 50 countries. Membership in the organization is by invitation only and requires a rigorous sel...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Mar 2023
What must an Estonian VAT taxable person know?

What must an Estonian VAT taxable person know?

What must an Estonian VAT taxable person know?   Value-added tax (VAT) is an indirect consumption tax added to the price of goods or services, which must be paid by the consumer of the goods or services. Accounting for VAT is inevitably associated with the activity of any reasonably large enterprise. The Estonian...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Mar 2023
LENO x The Alps

LENO x The Alps

The attorneys at the law firm Lepmets & Nõges have several common denominators, but if one had to be highlighted, it would be their pursuit of new peaks. Therefore, do not be surprised if you encounter our entire team in the Alps! If you also appreciate good technique and are not afraid of fast descents, then let us...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Mar 2023
Hiring an employee or purchasing a service - which one to choose?

Hiring an employee or purchasing a service - which one to choose?

Hiring an employee or purchasing a service - which one to choose? If you are an entrepreneur whose workload is overwhelming, or if you need help in a field where you lack expertise, you inevitably need to seek assistance from a third party. However, it is often not clear whether to choose hiring an employee or purch...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Mar 2023
The Different Types of Damages

The Different Types of Damages

Lawyer explains: The Different Types of Damages Various events can cause damages, such as when a partner violates a contract, when a careless neighbour floods your apartment, or when a drunken visitor attacks you in a bar. The damages resulting from such actions can also occur in several different forms. In general,...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Feb 2023
How is a criminal proceeding conducted?

How is a criminal proceeding conducted?

Lawyer explains: How is a criminal proceeding conducted? How does a criminal proceeding begin? A criminal proceeding usually begins after a crime report is submitted to the prosecutor's office. For example, a company owner makes a written appeal to the prosecutor's office that a board member is embezzling...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Feb 2023
Which Laws Must an Entrepreneur Know – and Why?

Which Laws Must an Entrepreneur Know – and Why?

  Laws for Entrepreneurs – Which Laws Must an Entrepreneur Know and Why? As an entrepreneur, it is necessary to know several laws for entrepreneurs that regulate the business activities of a company operating in Estonia. That also helps the entrepreneur to conduct their activities lawfully to prevent legal disput...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Feb 2023
Value Added Tax (VAT) Act – What You Need to Know?

Value Added Tax (VAT) Act – What You Need to Know?

Value Added Tax (VAT) Act – What You Need to Know? Lepmets & Nõges Law Firm was asked about the Estonian VAT Act and our lawyer will explain some of the basics below. Simply put, the Value Added Tax Act regulates the national tax that (legal) persons are obligated to pay on the object of VAT (primarily from selling...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Jan 2023
Our Attorney-at-Law Kristjan Nõges is representing Swedbank in an Oral Hearing at the Estonian Supreme Court

Our Attorney-at-Law Kristjan Nõges is representing Swedbank in an Oral Hearing at the Estonian Supreme Court

Our Attorney-at-Law Kristjan Nõges is representing Swedbank in an Oral Hearing at the Estonian Supreme Court The new year has started off vigorously! The Supreme Court is holding public hearings in two civil cases. The first is based on Swedbank's appeal and concerns the right of credit institutions to unilatera...

Advokaadibüroo Lepmets & Nõges Jan 2023
Claiming Compensation for Damages: What You Should Know?

Claiming Compensation for Damages: What You Should Know?

Claiming Compensation for Damages: What You Should Know? When talking about claiming damages, you should first know the legal basis for the claim. The law of obligations broadly distinguishes between two types: contractual and non-contractual (or tortious) damages. This is not merely a theoretical distinction since...

Lepmets & Nõges Jan 2023
Why Use the Help of a Lawyer When Filing a Claim?

Why Use the Help of a Lawyer When Filing a Claim?

Why Use the Help of a Lawyer When Filing a Claim? Can I represent myself when filing a claim? It is possible to represent oneself when filing a claim in civil procedure, with the exception of the Supreme Court. Filing a lawsuit is therefore a matter where you can represent yourself and also prepare documents for...

Lepmets & Nõges Dec 2022
Lawyer Explains: Principle of Opportunity

Lawyer Explains: Principle of Opportunity

Lawyer Explains: Principle of Opportunity What is the principle of opportunity? The principle of opportunity can be a good solution to both a smaller misdemeanor and a major criminal proceeding. With the help of law firms in Estonia, it is often possible to end a case by applying the principle of opportunity. App...

Lepmets & Nõges Dec 2022
Eesti Päevaleht published Kristiina Pralla's opinion on the real bottlenecks in the credit market

Eesti Päevaleht published Kristiina Pralla's opinion on the real bottlenecks in the credit market

Kristiina Pralla: the main threat to the credit market is conscientious debtors, it's them whose freedom should be limited   Hardly any of the debtors would think it right for the lender to simply take money out of their account and give nothing in return. So how can it be right for an individual to simply ta...

Lepmets & Nõges Oct 2022
GOLF x LENO

GOLF x LENO

For the Xth time, the Viljandi golf champions were crowned at the White Beach Golf course in Valgeranna. Congratulations to the best - Anne Nõmmik in women's and Mart Maidessoo in men's! Along with Viljandi County, the best were also determined in Lääne and Pärnu County, and the competition was also held acr...

Lepmets & Nõges Sep 2022
Why refrain from using a tankist to liquidate a company?

Why refrain from using a tankist to liquidate a company?

"Winding up a company with a sale has historically been the most effective way of getting a stuck company back on its feet." "We will buy your company in difficulty and take care of all the liquidation paperwork."  "You get a clean slate when you sell your troubled company to us!" Probably every entrepreneur is...

Lepmets & Nõges Aug 2022
Kristiina Pralla has been admitted as an attorney!

Kristiina Pralla has been admitted as an attorney!

At the meeting of the Board of the Estonian Bar Association on 8.03.2022, Kristiina Pralla was awarded the title of assistant attorney-at-law! In Estonia, only a member of the Estonian Bar Association may provide legal services under the professional title of lawyer. Membership of the Bar is open to any person who m...

Lepmets & Nõges Mar 2022
Talents 500 - Who is Rebecca!

Talents 500 - Who is Rebecca!

Another talent has joined our team! Let's meet attorney Charlotta Rebecca Zobel! Rebecca specialises in dispute resolution and she's really good at it. Rebecca has been involved in debating since before she started studying law and her clients unanimously agree that her tenacity and articulateness are impres...

Lepmets & Nõges Feb 2022
We are GAZELLES!

We are GAZELLES!

Very Awesome! We're among the 1% of companies that are growing the fastest! #gasell2022 #lepmetsnoges We would like to thank all our partners & our super-strong, ambitious and hard-working team! Meet you at the top! 

Lepmets & Nõges Nov 2021
Tauri Tigasson is now an attorney-at-law!

Tauri Tigasson is now an attorney-at-law!

A total of 57 examinees took part in the examination of the second semester of 2021, of which 17 took part in the examination of the attorney and 40 of the assistant attorney. Only 16 examinees passed the exam, and only 8 examinees received the professional title of attorney-at-law. Tauri Tigasson was among those eight...

Lepmets & Nõges Sep 2021
2020 - a year full of records!

2020 - a year full of records!

2020, wow! A stormy year with stormy results! We continue to be a law firm with the youngest team in Estonia, and young people grow up fast. However, even we did not expect such growth! The sales revenue of the last financial year was half a million euros! That's almost half as much as last financial year, and l...

Lepmets & Nõges Dec 2020
Welcome aboard, Kristiina Pralla!

Welcome aboard, Kristiina Pralla!

We are extremely pleased to announce that the next extremely talented lawyer has joined our ranks! Let's get to know each other - Kristiina Pralla! Kristiina's favorite fields are international law and bankruptcy law, but in terms of knowledge, Kristiina is strong in every field. Kristiina is progressing tow...

Lepmets & Nõges Aug 2020
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