Kluwer: Latvia Introduces a Set-Aside Mechanism and Other Needed Changes to Its Arbitration Law

Published on June 11, 2024

By Maija Tipaine (COBALT) and Toms Krūmiņš (COBALT)

Latvia has recently taken significant steps to amend its arbitration law, introducing a set-aside mechanism among other necessary changes. This article provides an overview of the background to these changes, the specifics of the new set-aside mechanism, and other amendments made to the Latvian arbitration law.   Background Elimination of any or all grounds for...

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