A breach of contract in Latvia (also a contract dispute or contractual dispute; in Latvian līguma neizpilde or līguma pārkāpums) is when one side to an agreement does not deliver, pays late, does poor work or ends the contract without a valid reason. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Contractual Disputes”. The rules come mainly from the Civil Law (Civillikums) and the Civil Procedure Law, and the contract itself often sets penalties, deadlines and the court or arbitration to use.
Foreign companies with a Latvian supplier or customer, buyers of goods or services in Latvia, contractors who were not paid in full, and anyone abroad who signed an agreement with a Latvian party.
A lawyer reads the contract and the correspondence, weighs the claim and the risks, drafts the pretenzija, negotiates, files the claim and represents the client in court or arbitration. For a plain unpaid sum, see debt collection; to avoid a dispute next time, contract review and advice; for a rental agreement, landlord and tenant disputes. More in litigation.
Yes, the language of a contract does not make it invalid. For court, a translation into Latvian is added.
Yes. A foreign party can bring a claim through a lawyer acting under a power of attorney, without travelling for every hearing.
A contractual penalty is a sum agreed in advance for a breach; damages are the actual loss, which has to be proved. Whether both can be claimed depends on the wording of the contract.
As a rule, the court orders the losing side to repay court costs and part of the lawyer's fees, within limits set by law.
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