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Cobalt Successful for Food Union in Unfair Dismissal Case

Cobalt Successful for Food Union in Unfair Dismissal Case

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Cobalt has successfully represented Food Union group company Rigas Piena Kombinats in a court dispute against a former employee regarding the invalidation of the termination notice and the recovery of unpaid wages.

According to Cobalt, “after the employee was dismissed on the grounds of misconduct, he brought a lawsuit seeking reinstatement, compensation for moral damages, compensation for unpaid wages, and downtime benefits that were allegedly underpaid. The employee's claim was fully dismissed in all court instances. The court also imposed the obligation for the employee to reimburse litigation expenses that were set at the maximum limit allowed by the Civil Procedure Law.”

Cobalt’s team included Partner Toms Sulmanis and Senior Associate Ivo Maskalans.

Cobalt at a Glance

COBALT is a closely integrated alliance of top-tier law offices across the Baltics, uniting more than 250 attorneys and support staff. During 25 years of experience, we have become a strategic partner to our clients in handling both daily matters and complex large–scale transactions and disputes.

The firm’s broad spectrum of expertise and established position as the market leader gives a comprehensive basis for providing full-service business law advice.

Top international and regional businesses, financial institutions, state and local governments, and the region’s most promising start-ups are among our clients. We offer leading-edge solutions in key industry sectors: Consumer Products, Trade & Distribution, Real Estate & Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Communications, Media & Technologies, Financial Services, Transport & Logistics.

COBALT has been named Baltic Law Firm of the Year 7 times receiving Chambers Europe, IFLR, The Lawyer and Mergermarket awards, and we are regularly listed amongst the top-performing M&A legal advisors in the Bloomberg, Refinitiv and Mergermarket deal tables. Recognized as the No.1 Lithuanian law firm in the Prospera Law Firm Review 2021 and No. 1 law firm in Latvia in 2022, 2020, 2019, and 2018 client satisfaction surveys. We were recognized as a Baltic-wide Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 Chambers Europe Awards ceremony and named the Baltic States Tax Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year at the annual ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2021 ceremony. 

More information on COBALT can be found at www.cobalt.legal.