A lawyer known for making controversial statements and for acting in damages claims against online commentators has been struck off the list of the main professional association governing lawyers' activities in Estonia.
A court decision annulling a precept issued by the body responsible for party finances against the Center The party has been appealed by all three parties to the case, including the Center itself, albeit for different reasons.
The Political Party Funding Supervision Committee (ERJK) issued the precept in respect of over € 1 million in alleged illegal donations in 2019, the year of two elections - to the Riigikogu and the European Parliament.
Not only has the ERJK appealed the decision, but the Center Party, along with PR firm Midfield OÜ has also done so,
Anneli Vilu, spokesperson for the first-tier Tallinn Administrative and second-tier Tallinn Circuit Court (the former of these two overruled the precept on a technicality in late January - ed.) told ERR that the ERJK s lawyers appealed the decision.