Criminal Proceedings
Field information
As a result of the effective work of the RASK criminal law team, the Supreme Court has been forced to review and reformulate several right-of-defence guarantees that are essential for the objective results in criminal proceedings. For example, RASK’s contributions can be found in constitutional jurisprudence related to the need to conclude criminal proceedings within a reasonable time limit and securing the defence with effective challenging opportunities concerning illegal surveillance.
Head of Practices:
Co-Head of Practice – Ramon Rask.
The team is led by partner Ramon Rask. Also head of business consulting at RASK, Ramon has a broad knowledge and understanding of how detailed and nuanced finance-specific arguments may need to be for the balanced treatment of tax and economic offences.
In addition to extensive practical work, Ramon has published several journal articles in Juridica International on penal law, including criminal liability in the context of company division.
Co-Head of Practice - Andrei Svištš
Andrei is one of the most acclaimed new-generation criminal procedure experts in Estonia, specialising in the field of white-collar crime. Andrei mainly represents clients in litigation and often acts as an adviser in large-scale and complex criminal cases, many of which have unfolded with significant attention and pressure from the media (for example, the criminal case of the Port of Tallinn, and the court dispute in the criminal case of Pere AS).
Andrei has advanced his skills and qualifications in the pan-European NETPRALAT training programme in criminal law; he also represents clients at the international level, cooperating with colleagues abroad, and works as a trainer in the methods of modern criminal procedure for his colleagues at the Estonian Bar Association.
Recent news
- Global legal market review highlights RASK ´s legal competencies in nine practice areas
- Andrei Svištš: leaving the interpretation of hate speech to the courts would be repeating old mistakes
- 20.03: RASK’s interrogation techniques workshop for law students
- Andrei Svištš highlights the ground-breaking legal proceedings of 2022 in Eesti Ekspress
- Andrei Svištš dissects the legal anatomy of substantial criminal trials in a TV interview with ETV+
Recent news
- Global legal market review highlights RASK ´s legal competencies in nine practice areas
- Andrei Svištš: leaving the interpretation of hate speech to the courts would be repeating old mistakes
- 20.03: RASK’s interrogation techniques workshop for law students
- Andrei Svištš highlights the ground-breaking legal proceedings of 2022 in Eesti Ekspress
- Andrei Svištš dissects the legal anatomy of substantial criminal trials in a TV interview with ETV+