Developments in tort law in Lithuania - 2020

Abstract

The aim of the project is to develop the ability of the student selected for the project to analyse the case law of the Republic of Lithuania, legislative initiatives in the formulation of tort law policy in the legal system of the Republic of Lithuania, to systematize the collected information and to summarize it in order to present a reasoned legal assessment. The project also aims to develop the student's ability to professionally communicate court decisions both to the professional legal community and to the public in general. The project aims to achieve the following results: from the beginning of the project until 15 January 2021, the student will use the Infolex database to collect and analyse the case law of the Republic of Lithuania in 2020, newly adopted and amended legislation, and will discuss separately the more interesting case law of the courts of the Republic of Lithuania on compensation for damages to persons for damage to life and health and will discuss the new research works on the issues of tort law. She will report on her activities on her LinkedIn account and on the Facebook page of the Tort Law portal. From 15 January 2021 to 31 March 2021, the student will analyse in more detail her chosen 2020 topic in tort law, familiarise herself with the legal issues, research, studies, case law and evaluate it from a comparative perspective. On the basis of this research, the student will prepare an oral presentation at a student conference organised by LMT. By 30 April 2021, the student will present a research report describing the activities planned and carried out, the results planned and achieved, the methodology of the research, the results of the research, the conclusions and the reference list.