On 22.12.2025., the Senate of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia adopted a decision refusing to initiate cassation proceedings in the case concerning the Competition Council (CC) decision of 07.08.2014, which found an infringement of the Competition Law by AS “KIA Auto” (KIA) and its parent company AS “Tallinna Kaubamaja”. As a result, a joint and several fine in the amount of EUR 134,514.43 was imposed on both companies. Consequently, litigation lasting more than 11 years has been…
On 22.12.2025., the Senate of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia adopted a decision refusing to initiate cassation proceedings in the case concerning the Competition Council (CC) decision of 07.08.2014, which found an infringement of the Competition Law by AS “KIA Auto” (KIA) and its parent company AS “Tallinna Kaubamaja”. As a result, a joint and several fine in the amount of EUR 134,514.43 was imposed on both companies. Consequently, litigation lasting more than 11 years has been concluded, and the CC decision has become final. The decision concluded that, during the warranty period, KIA unjustifiably required its customers to carry out technical maintenance exclusively at KIA-authorised representatives and to use only original…
