by Stasys Zelenekas, Associate Partner at law firm Greenlex
The Court of Appeal of Lithuania (“Court of Appeal”) in Prosecutor v. public entity “Pramogų sala”, [1] has ruled on 9 August 2018 that claims for damages are not arbitrable in cases where the (disputable) loss is caused by a criminal act. It must be noted, though, that the Law on Commercial Arbitration of the Republic of Lithuania (2012) does not contain this prohibition.