Spigulis & Kukainis advises clients with regard to all areas of the transport industry including, shipping, railway, road and aviation. We adviselocal and international clients regarding doing business in ports. We have actively represented a number of companies, at all instances (levels) of Latvian courts and the Latvian Competition Council, in disputes with the Riga Freeport (RigasBrivosta) and Ventspils Freeport (VentspilsBrivosta).
Spigulis & Kukainis has also filed cases before the European Union Commission regarding breach of European Union Competition Law by the Riga Freeport (RigasBrivosta) and the Ventspils Freeport (VentspilsBrivosta).
Our extensive expertise with regard to multi-modal transport, and established network of contacts with various businesses and government entities allows us to resolve issues not only in courts of law, but also by guiding our clients through the complexities of doing business in and through Latvia, to accomplish their international trade related goals.
- Ship finance & purchase
- Arrests of ships & defense
- Abuse of dominant position by port related businesses and entities
- Rail transport access and tariffs
- Liability of carriers
- Multimodal carriage of goods
- Cargo claims & defense