The Supreme Court has decided to dismiss the appeal in cassation of the bankruptcy administrators of Saaremaa Laevakompanii (SLK) and Väinamere Liinid. With this, the judgment of Harju County Court of 31 March 2023, which dismissed SLK’s and Väinamere Liinid’s statement of claim against the subsidiaries of Port of Tallinn, entered into force.
SLK and Väinamere Liinid claimed damages totalling EUR 23.8 million from TS Laevad OÜ and OÜ TS Shipping, subsidiaries of Port of Tallinn, for the alleged use of business secrets when participating in the public procurement of passenger ferry services on the Saaremaa and Hiiumaa routes.
By the judgment of Harju County Court of 31 March 2023, the statement of claim was dismissed. On 9 February 2024, Tallinn Circuit Court decided to dismiss the appeal of SLK and Väinamere Liinid and to uphold the judgment of Harju County Court.
Port of Tallinn was represented in the dispute by Law FirmTEGOS (formerly TGS Baltic) senior partner Paul Varul, transport law specialist partner Martti Peetsalu, counsel Kedli Anvelt and associate Uku Kull.
