Ellex Raidla’s Partner Martin Triipan and Attorney Kaisa Laidvee are representing the Ministry of Finance before the Administrative Court in disputes concerning the construction of the Rail Baltica railway.

Various complainants have disputed in court the county plans that establish the Rail Baltica route in Estonia. The complainants believe that the county plans are unlawful and the Rail Baltica route has not been correctly determined.

Tallinn Administrative Court rejected the complaints in the court of first instance and said that the county plans are lawful and the county plan procedure has appropriately weighed the impacts of the railway route (incl. to nature and habitation).

Ms Reet Raukas filed a complaint with the administrative court in which she applied for revocation of the detailed plan for the erection of new wind turbines in Esivere Village, Hanila Parish, Estonia. In its judgment of 8 August 2016, the Estonian Supreme Court ruled in favour of Ms Raukas and revoked the detailed plan. In its landmark case the Supreme Court held that Hanila Parish had failed to duly assess the noise produced by the wind turbines, the interests of the local residents and the need to protect a Natura 2000 site.

The client was represented by Mr Arne Ots (partner, head of Dispute Resolution practice group) and Ms Kaisa Laidvee (associate).