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Services LV

The service sector (including trade, education, business, lease, personal, health and social services) is a major part of the economy in the Baltics. Rapid growth of economy of the countries during the last decade determined intensive development of services sector. Like in other developed countries, number of people working in services sector in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is increasing. Part of gross domestic product generated by this sector is also increasing.

Experience

Our Baltic Legal Solutions team provides a broad range of services in this sector, which include consulting on various issues of company operations, document preparation, representation in state and local authorities. Our industry focussed specialists are well aware of the specifics of the service sector and follow its changes and development trends.

Clients of the Baltic Legal Solutions in this sector include large business enterprises, communications providers, advertising, market research entities, companies engaged in public opinion polls and the entertainment industry. Some of the major services we have provided to this sector include privatisation of public service companies and hotels, consulting on casino operational issues, legal audit of media, and concession in the area of education.

The lawyers of Baltic Legal Solutions render consulting services to the largest Baltic advertising and security providers, represent the leading Lithuanian public relations agencies and from time to time work in close cooperation with one of the biggest audit companies in the Baltics “Ernst & Young”. We also represent a leading daily Latvian newspaper on a wide variety of matters.

Considering prognoses of the service sector development, specialists of the Baltic Legal Solutions broaden their knowledge in fields of providing new services, e. g. various electronic services. We are also planning new projects related with rapid development of the tourism sector services.

As position of being members of the EU provides the Baltic companies in the services sector with good opportunities to develop their business in the whole internal market of the EU, our lawyers are ready to provide clients with qualified counsel related with various issues of employee movement, living permits and local taxes.

Links and sources:

Lietuvos Statistikos departamentas www.std.lt
Centrālā statistikas pārvalde www.csb.lv
Statistikaamet www.stat.ee
Nacionalinė vartotojų teisių apsaugos taryba www.nvtat.lt
Vartotojų teisių gynimo centras www.vartotojucentras.lt
Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības centrs www.ptac.lv
European Consumer Centre of Estonia www.consumer.ee
Tarbijakaitseametist www.tka.riik.ee
Verslo žinios www.vz.lt
Dienas Bizness www.db.lv
Äripäev www.aripaev.ee