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Please find below an overview of the novelties introduced by the new Lithuanian Labour Code, which entered into force on 1 July 2017. The new Lithuanian Labour Code aims to liberalize labour relations, to ensure a balance between professional and family life, and increase employee qualifications, so as to adapt

Drivers’ weekly rest period of 45 hours must soon be spent elsewhere than in the truck. The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) came to the conclusion that weekly rest taken in the vehicle by professional drivers violates the EU driving and rest time regulation (561/2006).

Recast Insolvency Regulation affects cross-border insolvencies as of 28 June 2017. The Recast Insolvency Regulation (EU) 2015/848 applies to insolvency proceedings commenced on or after that date. It is directly applicable in all EU member states (except Denmark). Here is a short description of the key changes in the

The insolvency court may decide matters that fall within the competence of the creditors’ meeting if the creditors’ meeting deliberately avoids taking necessary decisions and thus delays the insolvency proceedings. On 12 May 2017 the Lithuanian Supreme Court developed a new legal rule in insolvency cases. The rule aims at

Legal changes set new requirements that affect and complicate purchase of real estate by foreigners. As of 1 July 2017, new regulations are in force affecting the purchase of agricultural land. Some old provisions were deleted, such as requirements for companies to earn a certain proportion of their revenues from