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DATE OF
CASE
EXAMINATION
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LINK TO PRESS RELEASE
(IN LITHUANIAN)
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CASE NO.
LINK TO FINAL
COURT DECISION
(IN LITHUANIAN)
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JULY, 2025
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2025-07-02
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: having more than one procedural status does not preclude the fair examination of a case in court
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2K-118-976/2025
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2025-07-04
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: when a bailiff satisfies the complaint’s request before the dispute is resolved in court and subsequently closes the enforcement case, the civil case should be terminated, not the appeal process
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3K-3-98-933/2025
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2025-07-04
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: if the change in the diameter of the sewerage networks falls under the exception provided by law, a new building permit is not required
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e3K-3-126-1249/2025
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2025-07-09
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania upheld the Appeal Court’s conviction of the former director of “Raseinių vandenys”
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2K-115-654/2025
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2025-07-17
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the officers of Alytus Fire and Rescue Service remain acquitted
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2K-116-976/2025
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2025-07-23
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the ownership of funds in a joint bank account is determined by the mutual agreement between the account holders
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e3K-3-139-381/2025
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2025-07-23
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: courts have the right to assess the actions of a third party related to the subject matter of the dispute
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e3K-3-140-1075/2025
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2025-07-24
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: when deciding on restrictions of a person's legal capacity, the court must properly justify it
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e3K-3-131-781/2025
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JUNE, 2025
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2025-06-04
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the creditor must notify both spouses before terminating the consumer credit agreement
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e3K-3-99-611/2025
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2025-06-05
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the criminal intelligence actions concerning prosecutor U. Vyčinas were carried out lawfully
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e3K-3-89-381/2025
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2025-06-05
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: failure to exercise one’s right does not entail criminal liability under paragraph 1 of Article 137 of the Criminal Code
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2K-95-654/2025
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2025-06-10
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania remanded the tragic accident case for a new examination in appeal proceedings
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2K-97-813/2025
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2025-06-10
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on determining a person's fault in the unlawful disposal of firearms and ammunition
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2K-104-788/2025
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2025-06-10
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania upheld the court decisions in the case concerning damage caused to the Curonian Spit
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2K-93-654/2025
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2025-06-13
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: compensation for material damage cannot be awarded without an appeal having been filed on that matter
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2K-7-56-594/2025
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2025-06-13
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania upheld the acquittal in the bribery and corruption case
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2K-99-628/2025
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2025-06-16
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: an invitation for a foreigner to work in Lithuania does not yet establish an employment relationship
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3K-3-108-1120/2025
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2025-06-16
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the formal requirements for releasing a debtor from an obligation
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e3K-3-110-1075/2025
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2025-06-16
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the significance of the consent issued by the National Land Service for the transfer of the lease right of a state land plot
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e3K-7-25-378/2025
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2025-06-16
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the failure of the duty for a car passenger to wear a seatbelt and the amount of compensation for injuries occurred in a traffic accident
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2K-112-654/2025
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2025-06-17
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The extended mixed panel of judges of the court of cassation ruled on the deadlines within which an enforcement order for asset confiscation based on a conviction must be submitted for execution
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3K-7-71-823/2025
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2025-06-17
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the application of criminal liability for enforcing unregistered individual activity
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2K-P-42-976/2025
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2025-06-19
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the contracting authority has the right to include in the contract a clause allowing unilateral termination of the contract without breach
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e3K-3-125-378/2025
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2025-06-19
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the person remains punished for reckless driving during Panevėžys city’s birthday celebration
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2AT-26-495/2025
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2025-06-25
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: a fine may be imposed for abuse of procedural rights in cases of deliberately delaying court proceedings
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e3K-3-116-421/2025
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2025-06-25
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: when deciding on the issuance of an enforcement order, the terms of a court-approved peaceful settlement cannot be altered
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e3K-3-80-823/2025
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2025-06-25
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: a consumer is not obliged to pay for services that were not provided by the real estate agency
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e3K-3-107-781/2025
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2025-06-25
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the conditions for repackaging medicines in the context of parallel import
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e3K-3-122-469/2025
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2025-06-30
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: Jurbarkas District Municipality case referred back for retrial on appeal
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2K-117-387/2025
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2025-06-30
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania upheld the conviction by the court of appeal for the damage to the narrow-gauge railway complex and the theft of tracks
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2K-102-628/2025
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2025-06-30
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: a woman’s surname after marriage must comply with the rules of the Lithuanian language
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e3K-7-1-781/2025
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MAY, 2025
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2025-05-08
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: intense threats of retaliation are causally linked to minor health disorders of the victims
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2K-85-495/2025
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2025-05-06
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: owners of apartments and other premises have the right to use a courtyard parking lot owned by another person
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e3K-3-81-403/2025
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2025-05-13
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the life-sentenced prisoner was rightfully convicted for the murder of another inmate
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2K-89-891/2025
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2025-05-13
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the subject of unjust enrichment may include not only assets acquired through criminal means
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2K-90-813/2025
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2025-05-14
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: a claim filed by a person that is not related to the protection of their subjective rights is not to be examined in courts
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e3K-3-13-943/2025
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2025-05-14
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania applied to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the balance between national security and the principle of transparency in public procurement
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e3K-3-63-378/2025
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2025-05-13
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the traffic accident was caused not by the bus, but by the traffic violations committed by the scooter driver
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2K-41-813/2025
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2025-05-20
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the right of recourse arises only from a concluded insurance contract
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e3K-3-61-611/2025
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2025-05-20
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the involvement of third parties without independent claims in a case concerning the reduction of an insurance payout
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e3K-3-76-1075/2025
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2025-05-21
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the payment of unequal wages during the reorganization period of an institution
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3K-3-93-1120/2025
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2025-05-22
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the obligation to return financial support used for purposes other than intended
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e3K-3-105-684/2025
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2025-05-27
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the policyholder has the right to demand that the insurance payment be made directly to the injured party
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e3K-3-90-823/2025
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2025-05-29
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the convicted persons' right to defense and a fair trial
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2K-98-495/2025
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APRIL, 2025
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2025-04-01
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The chief architect of Vilkaviškis District Municipality remains convicted for abuse of office and document forgery
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2K-59-628/2025
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2025-04-02
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the National Land Service cannot unilaterally decide on the implementation of joint ownership rights
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e3K-3-50-469/2025
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2025-04-08
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on determining the subject matter of criminal offenses related to the disposal of narcotic or psychotropic substances
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2K-71-976/2025
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2025-04-08
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding provisions of the Public Procurement Law related to threats to national security
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e3K-3-73-1075/2025
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2025-04-08
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: deliberate disobedience to police officers' orders is a ground for administrative liability
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2AT-15-976/2025
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2025-04-10
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania upheld the conviction against the former head of the company “Garsų pasaulis”
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2K-61-489/2025
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2025-04-10
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: deals made at the same time or close together in time should be interpreted as a whole
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e3K-3-72-403/2025
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2025-04-15
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The obligations established in the International Sanctions Law cannot be fulfilled passively
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2AT-18-387/2025
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2025-04-16
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Employees of the Mažeikiai District Municipality remain convicted for bribery while carrying out public procurement
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2K-69-697/2025
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2025-04-16
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: after the law changed, the hunter’s administrative liability for using a thermal weapons sight in hunting was annulled
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2AT-16-719/2025
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2025-04-16
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: unmarried persons can create joint property only with their personal funds or other personal assets
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e3K-3-29-378/2025
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2025-04-16
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: when determining the amount of compensation for non-pecuniary damage, it is necessary to take economic indicators into account
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2K-80-697/2025
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2025-04-17
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Due to identified procedural law violations and the officer's partiality, the Supreme Court of Lithuania returned the administrative offense case to the police commissariat for examination
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2AT-20-697/2025
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2025-04-15
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: in the administrative offense case, the person remains punished for reckless driving
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2AT-17-697/2025
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2025-04-24
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: when one of the co-owners uses a larger part of a renovated accommodation, compensation is calculated based on the accommodation’s value after modernization
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e3K-3-78-701/2025
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2025-04-24
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the evaluation of an individual’s insolvency and bad faith in the context of personal bankruptcy proceedings
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e3K-3-68-381/2025
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2025-04-30
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: when disputing the fact of spouses’ joint ownership of property, it is permissible to rely on witness testimonies
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e3K-3-31-943/2025
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MARCH, 2025
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2025-03-05
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the application of criminal liability as an extreme measure
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2K-47-648/2025
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2025-03-06
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the application of Article 64-1 of the Criminal Code
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2K-7-29-594/2025
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2025-03-06
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania has referred a bribery case back to the court of appeal for retrial
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2K-4-511/2025
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2025-03-12
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on criminal liability for negligent serious injury caused by violating special safety rules
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2K-27-976/2025
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2025-03-13
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: in the event of a dispute, the National Land Service must justify its decision regarding the parts of a land plot necessary for the operation of independently functioning buildings
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e3K-3-42-1120/2025
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2025-03-18
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: an association cannot remain without governing bodies
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e3K-3-43-421/2025
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2025-03-18
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: insufficiently investigated case circumstances may lead to an incorrect court decision
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2K-46-387/2025
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2025-03-19
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania overturned the release from criminal liability granted to an individual accused of child molestation
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2K-18-976/2025
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2025-03-20
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: lack of permeability in the electricity networks is a justified reason for not concluding a protocol of intent
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e3K-3-56-378/2025
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2025-03-20
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: actions simulating a criminal offense must not only be sanctioned but also legally carried out
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2K-22-1214/2025
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2025-03-20
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania upheld the conviction against the former head of the Legal Department of the National Paying Agency
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2K-55-511/2025
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2025-03-20
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the state, having created a legitimate expectation for the tenant to restore the buildings located on state-owned land, must assume responsibility accordingly
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e3K-3-57-1075/2025
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2025-03-27
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: after the end of a department head’s term, the doctor’s position may remain
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e3K-3-70-684/2025
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2025-03-27
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the limits of case examination in the court of cassation are defined by the cassation appeal
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e3K-3-62-823/2025
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2025-03-31
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: Lithuanian origin cannot be established in a foreign court
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e3K-7-3-943/2025
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FEBRUARY, 2025
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2025-02-13
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: personal names in documents must be written using Latin alphabet letters without diacritical marks
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e3K-3-5-684/2025
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2025-02-13
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Failure to comply with requirements when shaping the land plot’s terrain may violate the rights of the neighboring landowner
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e3K-3-3-403/2025
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2025-02-13
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the interest of a person not involved in the case is grounds for reopening the proceedings
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e3K-3-2-378/2025
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2025-02-13
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Liability of transport service drivers for the transportation of illegal migrants
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2K-12-511/2025
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2025-02-18
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Failure to serve the documents initiating proceedings may result in the non-recognition of a foreign court’s decision
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e3K-3-9-823/2025
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2025-02-20
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In the PLC “KN Energies” case, the enforcement of the sentence for the convicted persons was postponed
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2K-1-813/2025
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2025-02-25
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An extended composition of judges ruled on the necessary conditions required to initiate a pre-trial investigation for the acts specified in paragraph 1 of Article 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
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2K-7-15-648/2025
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2025-02-27
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: 4,000 € fine for the defendant for withholding information in the case
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e3K-3-51-916/2025
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2025-02-27
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania examined a case concerning the protection of the honor and dignity of A. B. Tapinas and the business reputation of the public institution “Laisvės TV”
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e3K-7-4-403/2025
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2025-02-27
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania applied to the Court of Justice of the European Union for the interpretation of European Union law provisions regarding the classification of tobacco
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2K-14-489/2025
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2025-02-27
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: bankruptcy administrator has the right to appeal the decision to terminate a personal bankruptcy case
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e3K-3-36-823/2025
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2025-02-27
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: evidence must be submitted on time, otherwise it will not be accepted
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e3K-3-48-611/2025
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2025-02-27
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: if a person misses the deadline to challenge an administrative act and there are no grounds to renew it, the court refuses to examine such a claim
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e3K-3-39-701/2025
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JANUARY, 2025
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2025-01-07
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: the practice in cases of civil property confiscation is starting to be formed
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e3K-3-15-781/2025
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2025-01-08
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania formed a rule regarding the interpretation and application of Article 704 of the Code of Civil Procedure
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e3K-7-2-421/2025
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2025-01-09
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania is applying to the Constitutional Court regarding the possibility of compensating an employee for legal expenses incurred during the pre-trial labour dispute resolution process
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e3K-3-22-823/2025
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2025-01-09
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on the removal of association members when the association’s statutes do not specify a procedure for removal
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3K-3-28-1075/2025
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2025-01-14
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania examined a case concerning self-defence
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2K-37-788/2025
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2025-01-16
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania commented on the determination of a debtor's share of property under Article 667 of the Code of Civil Procedure
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e3K-3-23-403/2025
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2025-01-23
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania upheld the court judgment against a library director convicted of abuse of office
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2K-50-489/2025
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2025-01-23
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: a voice recorder is to be considered special equipment within the meaning of Article 295 of the Criminal Code
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2K-39-489/2025
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2025-01-23
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: compensation for non-pecuniary damage due to an excessively long court process and the failure to ensure proper nutrition for a detained person
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3K-3-17-403/2025
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2025-01-28
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: driving a “CityBee” car without entering into a contract may also be recognized as the abduction of another’s property
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2K-2-1073/2025
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2025-01-28
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Supreme Court of Lithuania: a preliminary agreement may be considered as the subject of document forgery
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2K-40-813/2025
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2025-01-30
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania ruled on criminal liability for evading an intoxication test
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2K-8-489/2025
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