29 January, 2021 On January 22, 2021, the Minister of Justice Janis Bordans gave a statement to the media on the course and result of the proceedings in the so-called "Magonis Case". In the article…
21 January, 2021 In order to approve the new Code of Judicial Ethics, the Judicial Council convenes an extramural conference of Latvian judges. The draft of Code of Judicial Ethics has been…
4 January, 2021 Having readdressed the issue of selection of candidates for the position of regional court judges, the Judicial Council confirmed the opinion that the selection of candidates for the…
14 December, 2020 At the meeting on December 11, having heard the proposal of the Ministry of Justice to postpone the announcement of the competition for the position of a chair of a district (city)…
14 December, 2020 An overview of significant European-level comparative studies on judicial systems published this year was presented at the meeting of Judicial Council on 11 December. EU Justice…
10 December, 2020 Having evaluated the draft law "Law On Remuneration of Officials and Employees of State and Local Government Authorities" developed by the State Chancellery, the Judicial Council…
1 December, 2020 The Judicial Council has supported the Prosecutor General's proposal to amend the provisions regarding group of maximum monthly salaries of prosecutor's office employees specified…
26 November, 2020 At an extraordinary sitting on November 24, the Cabinet of Ministers supported the draft amendments to the Law “On Judicial Power” drawn up by the Ministry of Justice, which…
16 November, 2020 The main problems of lengthy court proceedings in Latvian courts are the organization of the proceedings, the role of judges in the management of the proceedings, the actions of…
16 November, 2020 The Judicial Council acknowledged as justified the proposal of Saeima (Parliament) deputies to eliminate the discriminatory regulation by determining the remuneration of the…
