Ph.D. iur. Evija Novicāne

Evija Novicāne studied law at the University of Latvia where she initially acquired a lawyer’s qualification and later continued her studies in the Master’s study programme subprogramme Civil Law Sciences. This gave her a solid background on which to build her practical lawyer’s career. She is fluent in Latvian, English, German and Russian.

Evija Novicāne started her career, working as a lawyer’s assistant at SIA “Juridiskais birojs LAPSA un PARTNERI”. After that Evija continued her professional career at SIA “ECOVIS CONVENTS Law Office” and also gained professional experience at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Rechtsanwälte in Vienna. Today Evija Novicāne is a certified insolvency proceedings administrator and a partner at the sworn advocate office NOVIUS. With regard to the wide range of functions and obligations pertaining to insolvency proceedings administrators, she has gained vast knowledge and practical experience in administrative law, criminal law and various types of legal proceedings.

Evija Novicāne is a member of the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), and is an internationally recognised Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) according to the Certificate issued in the US. To ensure compliance with the highest standards, Evija regularly participates in training, improving her knowledge, skills and competence in the field of anti-money laundering (AML) and combatting the financing of terrorism (CFT).

Evija Novicāne is also a member of the Latvian Collegium of Sworn Advocates and the Latvian Association of Certified Insolvency Proceedings Administrators. To promote the development of the field in Latvia, Evija takes part in both local and international conferences, as well as in presenting seminars on matters related to company insolvency, civil law, etc.

In her free time Evija likes alpine skiing, travelling and educating herself on philosophical subjects.

Publications of Evija Novicāne:

1) Liability of a Board Member for Non-submission of Documents within the Framework of Insolvency Proceedings. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 2015. March 3, No. 9 ( 861), p. 20-28.;

2) The Problem of Proportional Salary of a Board Member. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 22 July 2014 No. 28 (830), p. 16-24;

3) Liability of a Board Member for Undue Submission of Insolvency Application. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 28 January 2014 No. 4 (806), p. 22-34;

4) Liability of a Shareholder for Leading a Company to Insolvency. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 9 July 2013, No. 27/28 (778/779), p. 13-20;

5) Board’s Liability in Situations of Insolvency. Published in supplement to Dienas Bizness Saldo. 27 September 2012, No. 178 (4344), p. 1-2;

6) Liability of Board Members for Business Decisions. Co-author – Zane Kļaviņa. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 18 September 2012, No.38 (737), p. 4-11;

7) Eclectism of Insolvency Laws. Co-author – Kaspars Novicāns. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 27 March 2012, No.13 (712), p. 16-19;

8) Indications of Insolvency Proceedings of a Legal Person – to Amend or Interpret. Co-author – Kaspars Novicāns. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 21 February 2012, No.8 (707), p. 12-14;

9) Relationships between the Members of a General Partnership and Third Persons. Published in Bilance, 2009, No. 1 (205), p. 14-17;

10) General Partnerships, Their Establishment and Mutual Relationships among the Members. Published in Bilance, 2008, No. 18 (198), p. 6-9;

11) The Principle of Good Faith and Its Application to the Latvian Civil Law. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 6 February 2007, No.6 (459), p. 5-13;

12) Can One Alienate an Apartment Due to Making Loud Noise? Published in Lawyer’s Word, 5 September 2006, No.35 (438), p. 8;

13) Moral Principles and Their Significance in Business Dealing’s Legal Relations. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 19 April 2005, No. 14 (369), p.1, p.4-7, continued on 26 April 2005, No. 15 (370), p. 9-13;

14) Commercial Transactions: a Merchant Trapped in the Civil Law. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 2 November 2004, No.42 (347), p. 5;

15) Publicity of the Commercial Register. Published in Lawyer’s Word, 13 July 2004, No. 26 (331), p.1, p.7-9, continued on 20 July 2004, No. 27 (332), p. 8-13;

16) Public Credibility of the Commercial Register. Published in Bilance, 2004, No. 1 (85), p. 16-19;

17) Publicity of the Commercial Register and its Legal Effects. Published in Law and Rights, 2003, Vol. 5, No. 9 (49), p. 265-272;

18) Can an Offer be Unsubstantially Cheap? Published in newspaper Diena, 8 July 2003, No.156 (3683), p. 2;