The East Estonian Department of the Bureau of Forensic Medicine of Estonia whose territorial jurisdiction covers Lääne-Viru and Ida-Viru Counties will occupy the building, which opens at 1.00pm today. The Department hosts 13 positions and on average carries out 500 autopsies a year. Since the Bureau is a base institution for medical residents of the University of Tartu, practical and theoretical training concerning forensic medicine can be conducted there.
In a meeting which took place in the Ministry of Justice today, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and Minister of Justice Rein Lang discussed issues of the Estonian business environment, the fight against contracts which are harmful to the state and the issue of official apartments. The ministers agreed that the Estonian business environment is sometimes too bureaucratic and that something needs to be done to improve it.
On 13 July Justice Minister Rein Lang visited Tallinn Prison in order to learn about its everyday activities and work issues. Thereafter the Minister paid a visit to the Northern Circuit Prosecutor's Office and the following day the Tallinn Circuit Court and Tallinn Administrative Court.
As of July 8 Estonian bailiffs will operate in four regions – North, West, Viru and South – instead of the former county-based system. Bailiffs were brought under four territorial jurisdictions for the purpose of improving the quality of bailiff services in line with the division of the territorial jurisdiction of courts into four regions from the beginning of 2006.
Tallinn City Court today announced its ruling in favour of the actions of the Ministry of Justice in reclaiming the site and buildings of Lennusadam Port from OÜ Agrin Partion, AS Verest, OÜ B&E and ELA Tolli AS.
