Members of the Council for the Judiciary Meet with Judges of the Economic Affairs Court
Published: 07.11.2022
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On Wednesday, 2 November, Aigars Strupišs, Chair of the Council for the Judiciary, and
Dzintra Balta, Deputy Chair of the Council for the Judiciary, met with judges of the Economic Affairs
Court to discuss the efficiency of the Economic Affairs Court’s work.
Aigars Strupišs, Chair of the Council for the Judiciary, informed the judges of the Economic Affairs Court
about the strategic directions of the Council for the Judiciary’s work, as well as the implementation of this year’s work
plan. In turn, the judges of the Economic Affairs Court outlined the main challenges they had faced
during the court’s first year and a half of operation.
Discussing issues related to the efficiency of the court’s work, the judges of the Economic Affairs Court
pointed out that the main reasons hindering the faster examination of cases were the formalism and
inflexibility of procedural laws, as well as the workload of lawyers’ schedules. The judges of the Economic Affairs
Court also drew attention to the importance of weighting cases when determining judges’ workloads
at the Economic Affairs Court. The judges also mentioned the need to relieve judicial assistants of
technical duties so that they could focus fully on legal matters and provide high-quality support for the judges’
work.
Discussing the operation of e-cases and the Court Information System, the judges of the Economic Affairs Court
pointed out the need to improve the functionality of these platforms, as certain
solutions currently delay and complicate the court’s work. At the same time, the judges of the Economic Affairs Court
emphasised that they fully supported the integration of information technology tools into the court’s work,
as a technical solution suited to the needs of the judicial system could considerably facilitate and
improve the court’s work.
The results of the Economic Affairs Court’s first year of operation can be viewed here.
Additional information:
The Council for the Judiciary participates in developing judicial policy and strategy, as well as
improving the organisation of the judicial system’s work. Therefore, in order to ensure a high-quality and
direct dialogue with the judiciary, members of the Council for the Judiciary have met with judges from
the Latgale, Zemgale, Vidzeme, Kurzeme and Riga regional courts, as well as from the Rēzekne and
Daugavpils courts. Members of the Council for the Judiciary are also scheduled to make working visits to other courts of first
instance, as well as to the Administrative Regional Court.
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