"The right of individuals to a fair trial can only be sufficiently ensured if the court is independent. In democratic countries, such establishments as the Council for the Judiciary are one of the…
4 January, 2018 The Council for the Judiciary appointed Riga City Pardaugava Court judge Ilze Ramane to replace the judge of Riga Regional Court during the temporary absence of the judge. The…
13 December, 2017 In 2017-2018, the Council for the Judiciary of Latvia participates in two projects of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ). Dace Sulmane, Adviser to the…
12 December, 2017 On 5 December, the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) published a critical opinion on the planned amendments to the law on the National Judicial Council of Poland…
5 December, 2017 The Latvian Council of Sworn Notaries will be represented by Janis Skrastins in the Council for the Judiciary. He was elected during the General Meeting of Sworn Notaries as Chair of…
8 November, 2017 The Council for the Judiciary conceptually supported the planned reform by the Ministry of Justice on the integration of the Land Registry Office judges in district (city) courts. It…
28 November, 2017 Candidates for the office of the chairs of courts have to be eligible for this position, but it is not that they always have to be other people – with such a motivation the Council…
28 November, 2017 The selection procedure for judges and the training of new judges presented to the Council for the Judiciary is fundamentally different from the current procedure for selection,…
24 November, 2017 On Monday, November 27, at the sitting of the Council for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice will provide an information about the plan of integration of judges of Land Registry…
By the decision of the Saeima of 12 October 2017 the Council for the Judiciary appointed Dainis Locs, judge of Land Registry Office of a district (city) court, to fulfill the duties of a judge of the…
