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On September 7th and 8th, a delegation of the Supreme Court visited the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg. The visit included discussions on various legal issues, ranging from preliminary rulings to data protection in administrative and criminal proceedings.

The Yearbook of Estonian Courts, published on 21 April, addresses issues that have attracted considerable public attention, including juvenile offending, diverse employment disputes, and the dilemmas surrounding the hunting of large carnivores and nature conservation.

From 20 to 22 May, representatives of the highest courts of the Baltic States met in Tallinn to discuss recent developments within their judicial systems as well as significant civil and criminal case law from recent years.

At a joint seminar members of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Estonia met with a delegation from the 5th Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice of Germany, with whom they discussed civil law issues important to both courts.

On January 21 and 22, 14 Supreme Court justices learned to know the work of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg and discussed current topics with colleagues, such as the harmonization of case law, heavy caseloads of courts, and judicial liability.