Internet law · Lithuania
Find an internet lawyer in Lithuania for your online dispute
Online shops, platforms, domain names, defamatory posts and data-related claims all end up in the same place: a Lithuanian court or state authority. We read your situation once and match you with an advocate who works in that field. The matching is free and you are never obliged to instruct.
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Why this page
An internet lawyer in Lithuania for disputes that start online
Most disputes that begin online — a suspended seller account, a copied website, a defamatory review, an unpaid invoice from a foreign customer — become ordinary civil claims once they reach Lithuania. The country follows the continental civil-law model built on the 1992 Constitution and the Civil Code, so statutes rather than precedent govern the outcome, and the uniform case law of the Supreme Court of Lithuania guides how they are read. An internet lawyer in Lithuania therefore works with the same courts and deadlines as any other advocate, but understands the platforms and data questions behind the file. We match you with an advocate enrolled with the Lithuanian Bar Association who handles online matters.
Lithuania in practice
How online disputes are handled in Lithuania
The courts, fees and time limits that shape an online dispute in Lithuania are set out in national legislation and apply to these claims in the same way as to any other civil matter. Here is what the official sources say about the system you would be entering.
Which courts hear your case
Lithuania’s courts of general jurisdiction are the Supreme Court of Lithuania, the Court of Appeal, five regional courts and twelve district courts. District courts hear the majority of civil cases at first instance, so most online-related claims start there. Administrative matters go to two regional administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, while the Constitutional Court sits outside the ordinary judiciary.
Who may represent you as an advocate
The title of advocate (advokatas) belongs only to persons on the register kept by the Lithuanian Bar Association, a self-governing public-law body created by the Law on the Bar. Advocates must hold a Master’s-level law degree, be of impeccable reputation, command Lithuanian, pass a qualification examination and take an oath. Lawyers qualified in another EU Member State may provide services under the temporary or permanent establishment rules.
Filing online and the stamp duty
The main court fee is the stamp duty (žyminis mokestis), governed by Articles 79–80 of the Code of Civil Procedure and normally paid before a claim or appeal is lodged. Where a procedural document is filed with the court exclusively by electronic means, 75% of the amount due is payable, with a minimum of EUR 5. Employees, maintenance claimants, consumers and claims for damage to health or life are exempt.
What advocates charge and who pays
Advocates’ fees are freely agreed between the advocate and the client, as Lithuania has no binding official tariff. The Ministry of Justice and the Council of the Bar Association have approved non-binding recommendations on calculating fees, including maximum amounts that may be reimbursed to a winning party. As a rule, the losing party bears the litigation costs of the successful party.
Routes that must be tried first
Individual labour disputes must first be brought before a Labour Dispute Commission, which operates under the territorial divisions of the State Labour Inspectorate and must resolve the matter within one month, extendable by a further month in individual cases. Challenges to administrative decisions generally go to the administrative courts within one month. Representation by a lawyer before a labour commission is optional.
Free and subsidised legal help
State-guaranteed legal aid has two tiers. Primary legal aid — free legal information, consultation and help with simple documents — is available to everyone through the municipalities. Secondary legal aid, covering procedural documents, defence and representation, is provided by advocates through the State-Guaranteed Legal Aid Service to applicants whose property and annual income fall below statutory levels, with the state paying 100% or 50% of the cost.
Compiled from official Lithuanian sources — the courts’ portal, e-Seimas, the State Tax Inspectorate, the State Labour Inspectorate and the EU e-Justice portal — accessed in 2025.
- Courts of the Republic of Lithuania — judicial system
- Law on the Bar (Advokatūros įstatymas) — e-Seimas
- Civil Code and limitation periods — e-Seimas
- State Tax Inspectorate — stamp duty (žyminis mokestis)
- State-guaranteed legal aid in Lithuania — EU e-Justice
- Labour Dispute Commissions — State Labour Inspectorate
Common situations
When an online problem becomes a legal one
These are the files clients most often bring to us. None of them is unusual, and each one has a defined route through the Lithuanian system.
A platform has frozen your seller account
Revenue stops, stock sits in a warehouse and the platform’s own appeal process goes nowhere. You need to know what contractual ground you stand on and what a Lithuanian court can realistically do.
Defamatory posts and fake reviews
Anonymous comments, review bombing or a competitor’s claims can damage a business within days. The practical questions are how to identify the publisher and what can be demanded from the hosting platform.
An online customer or supplier will not pay
Invoices from cross-border webshops, software subscriptions and marketplace sales are ordinary contractual debts. Lithuanian limitation periods and the steps available in court decide whether recovery is worth pursuing.
How we help
Matching built around your file, not a directory
We are not a law firm and we do not charge for the introduction. We help you reach the right advocate with the facts already in order.
Advocates, not lead generators
Every professional we introduce you to is enrolled on the register of advocates kept by the Lithuanian Bar Association, so you are dealing with someone entitled to represent clients here.
One page, one situation
You describe your online dispute once. We read it and route it to advocates who genuinely handle that type of matter, instead of dropping it into a general inbox.
You keep control of the fees
Advocates’ fees in Lithuania are agreed freely between advocate and client, so you can compare approaches, ask about reimbursement of costs and decide what fits your budget.
Clear about time limits
We set out the deadlines recorded in the official sources, from the one-month dismissal window to the ten-year contractual period, before anything is filed on your behalf.
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Online dispute support across Europe
Our network covers the countries below, which matters when an online dispute crosses a border and a counterparty sits in another jurisdiction.
Questions
Internet lawyer in Lithuania — frequently asked questions
What does an internet lawyer in Lithuania actually handle?
An advocate working in this field deals with suspended marketplace accounts, copied content, domain names, defamatory posts, data-related claims and responses to authorities about online activity. Because Lithuania follows the continental civil-law model, most such matters begin as civil claims in a district court, with appeals to a regional court and then the Court of Appeal. We match you with an advocate who does that work.
Do I have to instruct an advocate to go to court in Lithuania?
In civil proceedings natural persons may generally act in person at first instance and are not obliged to retain an advocate, while legal persons act through their statutory organs or an authorised representative. Representation by an advocate is required for cassation appeals before the Supreme Court of Lithuania. In criminal proceedings the defendant has the right to defence counsel, and in certain cases that representation is mandatory.
How does the Lithuanian Bar control who may act for me?
The title of advocate is reserved to persons entered on the register kept by the Lithuanian Bar Association, a self-governing public-law body established by the Law on the Bar. To practise, an advocate must hold a Master’s-level legal qualification, be of impeccable reputation, command Lithuanian, pass the qualification examination and take the advocate’s oath. Lawyers qualified in another EU Member State may provide services under the establishment rules.
What court fees apply if I file online?
The main court fee is the stamp duty, regulated by Articles 79–80 of the Code of Civil Procedure and normally paid before the claim is lodged. Where a procedural document is filed with the court exclusively by electronic means, 75% of the amount due is payable, with a minimum of EUR 5. Employees, maintenance claimants, consumers and health or life damage claims are exempt.
Is free legal help available in Lithuania?
Yes. Primary legal aid — information, consultation and help drafting simple documents — is free for everyone and provided through the municipalities. Secondary legal aid covers procedural documents, defence, representation in court and litigation costs, and is delivered by advocates through the State-Guaranteed Legal Aid Service to people whose property and annual income fall below the statutory levels; the state pays 100% or 50% depending on those levels.
Which time limits matter most in online-related disputes?
The general limitation period for contractual debts is ten years, and five years for interest and other periodical payments. Dismissal claims must be brought within one month, while most other labour claims carry a three-year period. Complaints to the administrative courts must be filed within one month, and an inheritance must be accepted within three months of the opening of the succession.
Next step
Describe your online dispute and get matched
Tell us what happened, which platform or counterparty is involved and where you are based. We will match you with a Lithuanian advocate who handles that type of matter — free of charge and with no obligation to instruct.