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  • TARK represented a client in a copyright dispute

    Not all disputes need to end up in court. TARK obtained a favorable outcome for the client during a pre-litigation dispute in which the client was accused of substantial copyright infringement for which the accusing party sought significant damages.

    TARK assisted the company in disputing the baseless allegations and explained why the claim was completely unfounded. This achieved the best possible result for the client, saving them from a trip through the court doors.

    The TARK team included partner Tauno Tark and associate Taavi Kõiv

     

  • TARK achieved the client’s desired outcome in civil litigation

    TARK’s client, a former member of the management board, faced a lawsuit for allegedly inflicting damages to the company during his service as a member of the board.

    The client was accused of acting against the interests of the company and making financially harmful transactions. With TARK’s representation, the member of the management board objected to the action in all three court instances.

    Ultimately, the courts all agreed that the claim against the board member was 90 percent unfounded and the action was therefore largely dismissed. The TARK team included partner Tauno Tark and associate Rahel Behrsin.

  • TARK esindas klienti autoriõiguste alases vaidluses

    Mitte kõik vaidlused ei pea jõudma kohtusse: kohtumenetluse eelses vaidluses saavutas TARK soodsa tulemuse kliendile, kellele heideti ette autoriõiguste olulist rikkumist ning nõuti väidetava kahju hüvitamist.

    Advokaadibüroo TARK esindusel vaidles ettevõte alusetutele süüdistustele vastu ning põhjendas, miks on esitatud nõue täielikult põhjendamatu. Nii saavutati kliendi jaoks parim tulemus kliendile ilma kohtuuksi kulutamata.

    TARKi meeskonda kuulusid partner Tauno Tark ja advokaat Taavi Kõiv

  • Cookies require the active consent of internet users

    2019

    The Court of Justice of the EU’s ruling, made on the 1st of October 2019, finally clarified whether an internet user must give active, affirmative consent to allow a website to store and access cookies. The answer is a resounding “yes”. The Court of Justice of the EU clarified that consent to store cookies is not valid if it has been given using pre-ticked boxes which the user must deselect to refuse his or her consent. Implied consent, such as the oft used disclaimer “If you continue on this website, you accept the cookies”, also does not constitute a valid consent. For consent to be valid, it must meet all the requirements of the GDPR, meaning it must be freely given, informed, specific and unambiguous. As for the requirement of being informed, the Court of Justice of the EU clarified that the service provider must also inform the user about the duration of the operation of cookies and whether third parties have access to those cookies or not.

    This court ruling has significant implications for all companies that run their business via website. Many current terms and notifications for the use of cookies, as well as consent request forms, will have to be changed to comply with present requirements. This, however, shall be a challenge if website owners wish for consent provision to remain user-friendly.

  • TARK advised ESTO AS

    2019

    TARK advised ESTO AS, an Estonian payment solutions technology company on launching on Mintos Marketplace, an online investment platform located in Latvia. As a result of the transaction, yet another new promising Estonian tech company can continue its rapid growth pace. TARK team was led by partner Hannes Küün.

    For more information, please see: https://blog.mintos.com/investment-opportunities-from-estonia-grow-as-esto-launches-on-mintos/

     

  • TARK Advised Klaus

    2019

    Law office TARK counselled Klaus (OÜ Qualitista) and its founders on another successful financing round. Klaus is a rapidly growing customer service conversation review tool and quality control software development start-up company that is based in Estonia but has clients all over the world. Klaus’ clientbase consists of widely renowned brands like Soundcloud, trivago and many others.

    Klaus’ superb development efforts and recognition of well-regarded clients attracted as lead investor the Swedish-founded Creandum, whose previous investments include for example worldknown Spotify and home-grown Bolt.

    TARK team drafted and analysed all the transaction documents, such as investment and shareholders agreements, articles of association, corporate resolutions, and assisted Klaus with negotiations and closing of the transaction. TARK team advising Klaus was led by partner Hannes Küün and included partner Marit Savi and associate Taavi Kõiv.

  • The Legal 500 highly recognizes Law Office TARK

    2019

    International independent reputable edition The Legal 500 has published its legal market rankings for the year 2019. The Legal 500 recognized Law Office TARK in all nine categories rated in Estonia.

    For 32 years, The Legal 500 has been ranking the quality of legal service providers by analysing the capabilities of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions across the world. The rankings are based on a series of criteria, among others long-lasting experience in the field of legal services, reviews of experienced independent experts, and feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide. In Estonia The Legal 500 research is carried out in nine different fields of legal practice.

    Law Office TARK is ranked tier two worthy in six fields of legal practice – Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Employment, EU and Competition, Real Estate and Construction, Shipping and Transport, and Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.

    In the Commercial, Corporate and M&A field Marit Savi and Hannes Küün are named as Leading Individuals in this field in Estonia.

    Tanel Küün is recognised as Next Generation Lawyer in the fields of Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and Real Estate and Construction. Partners Allar Aru and Hannes Küün are also highlighted in these fields.

    In the Dispute resolution field Law Office TARK achieved the ranking tier three. Tauno Tark is highly recognised and named as Next Generation Lawyer in this field. Managing partner Aare Tark and partner Allar Aru are also highlighted in the field of Dispute Resolution.

    In the Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Telecommunication field partners Marit Savi and Hannes Küün are recognised.

    In the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets field partners Allar Aru and Hannes Küün are acknowledged by The Legal 500.

    In the Shipping and Transport field partners Marit Savi and Tanel Küün are brought up as exemplary attorneys at law.

    In the Employment field partner Hannes Küün is noted an example.

    In the EU and Competition field partner Tanel Tark is highlighted.

    The attorneys of Law Office TARK have been nominated in The Legal 500 for more than 20 years.

  • Chambers and Partners Highly Recognises Law Office’s TARK Managing Partner Aare Tark

    2019

    International highly reputable edition Chambers and Partners once again recognises Law Office’s TARK managing partner Aare Tark with an honourable title – outstanding eminent practitioner of 2019 in the fields of corporate and commercial law.

    Chambers and Partners composes annual in-depth analysis on the quality of legal service providers and is highly reputable due to their objectivity and extensive experience.

  • TARK Advised Prima Networks Limited

    2019

    Law Office TARK advised the sale process of Derivco Estonia from Uniondale Limited to Prima Networks Limited. Derivco Estonia is a company that provides online gaming and gambling (poker, casino, bingo, board games etc) solutions including development, testing, control, creating of ideas, design, security and security services, maintenance etc.

    Prima Networks, incorporated in Malta, is an industry-leading online gaming software and services company that licenses software and provides services to operators across regulated online gaming markets. This means that the company is satisfied only with premium legal services. Online gaming and gambling are closely related to IT law and many of the same issues need to be solved. In this transaction TARK was able to give Prima Networks advice based on our knowledge and ability to adapt to developing fields of law.

    TARK team was led by partners Hannes Küün and Marit Savi.