Lepmets & Nõges

We know that managing a competitive company in a business landscape that changes every day requires full commitment and the ability to see the whole picture intertwined with different legal fields. In order to prevent possible problems, it is necessary to prepare detailed, prudent documentation based on the specifics of your company already at the founding of the company. We can draw your attention to what is important and offer solutions that really work.

In the day-to-day activities of the company, we support you, among other things, in organizing meetings of partners and shareholders, contesting decisions adopted at meetings, recalling board members and using legal remedies against them, and resolving disagreements between partners and shareholders. Our lawyers also have in-depth knowledge and experience to advise you in the processes of merger, division or transformation of companies. In the event of the need to terminate a company, we minimize the impact of negative consequences and do our best to make the whole process as least burdensome as possible for both the company and the owners. Our goal is not only to offer high-quality legal services, but we want to simplify the entire administration of your business.

Disagreements are an inevitable part of human interaction. However, if the object of disagreement is money or personal rights, then everything else is often forgotten and emotions are allowed to take over. At such a moment, it is reasonable to take a step aside and entrust the resolution of the situation to professionals who do not act on emotions. We are the professionals and we only have your best interest at heart. 

We give an objective assessment of your situation, take into account all relevant legal nuances and do everything possible to resolve the situation in the best possible way for you. It is worth remembering that, in general, the best solution means an out-of-court solution. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of reaching compromises that satisfy both parties. However, going to court is not something to be afraid of. Especially since sometimes it is simply unavoidable. We are more than ready for that. There is not a single lawyer working in our firm who has not already excelled in university with excellent performances in mock trials. Our wealth of experience is just thick enough that it can be relied on even in the most difficult disputes, but also thin enough that we have not become lazy. 

Our lawyers advise clients on all matters related to real estate, construction and planning. We know that communication with the local government, an unreasonably demanding neighbor or a tree tenant using your property can be bone-breaking. We will gladly do it for you and help the client in all matters related to real estate development, various plans, building and use permits and requirements arising from employment contracts. We also advise clients in the acquisition, division and transfer of immovable property, encumbrance with limited real property rights and requesting the correction of incorrect entries in the land register.

Family is the greatest asset of people. Disputes arising from family relationships are all the more complicated and are often not limited to just one problem area. If the spouses have decided to separate their marriage, the things acquired during the marriage must also be divided and it must be decided whose residence the children can call home in the future.

Because of the emotions involved in personal relationships, what a person wants may not always correspond to what they need. The choices and decisions made have long-term consequences, so you shouldn't act on the spur of the moment.

In addition to experience, our lawyers also have the necessary personal qualities to first find out what the client really needs and then provide expert advice. If necessary, we also encourage the client to make difficult decisions. Court proceedings in family law disputes can be extremely long and burdensome, which is why we try to help the parties reach an amicable out-of-court settlement whenever possible. If a satisfactory result is not reached in this way, we are ready to protect our client's interests even in long and difficult court proceedings.

Regarding family law, we provide legal assistance in the following areas, among others:

• Entering and divorcing or terminating a marriage, cohabitation or other non-traditional partnership
• Choice of property relations and distribution of property
• Maintenance of a divorced spouse or child (maintenance)
• The rights and obligations of parents regarding the child, including exercising the right of custody and organizing communication with the child
• Inheritance

"Overcriminalization" is a keyword that, unfortunately, continues to illustrate the penal and criminal policy of the Estonian state most aptly. The maze of penal norms is complex, and the mere fact that more than half of Estonia's population has a criminal record shows how easy it is to violate the country's prohibitions without even realizing it. However, the consequences for such a mistake can be devastating.

A person must have a real opportunity to defend himself against a state that operates under the flag of punishment. In criminal proceedings, our lawyers have undeniably significant and versatile experience - several of us have practiced both in the investigative body and in the prosecutor's office before starting to work as lawyers. Sitting on the other side of the table has given us a good understanding of the mind of the prosecutor and allows us to exercise the right of defense even more effectively.

We offer professional legal assistance in analyzing the legality of the client's own or a third party's activities. In a situation where the state has already intervened, we advise the person subject to proceedings in a misdemeanor case and the suspect or accused in a criminal case in finding the best defense strategy, and we protect our clients from the first procedural step until receiving a solution that ends the proceedings.

We can also help people who have themselves become victims of some crime. We submit a crime report on behalf of the victim, assist in gathering evidence, in communication with the investigative agency, the prosecutor's office and the culprit, and represent the client in court proceedings. We ensure that compensation is paid to the victim and in a fair amount.