The judgment against Bertan, which was unfavorable to the businessman Leo, has entered into force

The judgment of the Riga Regional Court unfavorable to businessman Mārtiņš Lauvas came into force in a case in which Basketball Development Agency Rīga or SIA BAA Rīga, which he headed, asked the court to recover 32,269 euros from basketball player Dāvis Bertāns of the National Basketball Association, LETA found out in the Supreme Court ). AT refused to institute cassation proceedings, so the judgment of the regional court has entered into force.

The Riga Regional Court has acknowledged in its judgment that the provision of the agreement concluded between the parties on remuneration is invalid from the moment of concluding the agreement and cannot be applied in resolving the dispute, therefore the claim filed in court on the basis of this provision must be rejected. Bertāns is also to be reimbursed for the costs of the case, and it is decided to cancel the security for the case as soon as the judgment enters into force.

The action was brought in connection with a contract concluded on 14 January 2009 for the career development services of a basketball player, which Bertāns concluded with his parents as a minor. The contract stipulated that Bertāns must pay compensation in the amount of 10% of income for 15 years, ie until 2024, but a contractual penalty must be paid for late payment. AT had previously stated in the present case that the Bertan contract should be regarded as a contract between a consumer and a service provider.

It has already been reported that this dispute is not the only one between BAA Rīga and Bertāns. The Riga City Pardaugava court must also consider a case in which BAA Rīga is trying to recover 10% of Bertāns’ multi-million euro contracts. The magazine “Kas Jauns” previously reported that “BAA Rīga” started its operation in October 2008, and its goal was to offer all the necessary services needed for a young basketball player to become a high-class professional. The idea of ​​the agency was to attract new talent, to invest in them, but when the basketball player starts earning at least 1,500 euros a month, to receive 10% of his income by investing in future talent.

Many talents from that time concluded their cooperation with the agency, some of whom are currently players of the Latvian national team. In 2010, a scandal broke out, with some of the guys revealing that the contract was being signed for 15 years and that if it was broken, a fine of 500,000 euros would have to be paid. The lion told Sporta Avīze at the time that the contract could be terminated without sanctions and the severe punishment was only to protect basketball players from making hasty decisions.

The magazine revealed that Jānis Strēlnieks and Bertāns’ brother Dairis used the opportunity to terminate the cooperation, but Bertāns himself remained under the auspices of the agency. The consequences of this action have been litigation since 2014 – Lion sued Bertāns and his parents, who signed a contract with the agency, because the basketball player was a minor at the time. The court had to wait two years, during which time bank accounts were seized and funds seized to secure Lion’s claim.

The father of the basketball player Dainis Bertāns revealed to the magazine “Kas Jauns” that the only thing the agency offered was physical training and individual training with a Serbian specialist. “When Dāvis became an adult, he realized that in order to develop professionally, he had to leave Latvia. He decided to leave the agency. In addition, the law stipulates that when you reach the age of majority, you can decide whether or not to sign the contract. Davis did not sign, believing that the contract was therefore automatically no longer valid. But the lion with strong lawyers tried to prove the opposite, ”the magazine quoted Dainis Bertans as saying.

The basketball player’s father also revealed that he had met the Lion several times and offered to repay three times all the sums invested by the agency in Bertan. The lion has not agreed to such an offer. Lion, on the other hand, points out that Bertan Jr. had the opportunity to leave the agency, but he remained. “I showed my position against Dairis Bertāns and Jānis Strēlnieks, but if a young person has lost his sense of mayor, he thought that everything can be used to the last and then run away, it is not fair. Actually, David came every day to train with my coaches, which cost me a lot of money. I support the basketball team because of him, ”said Lauva.

He has tried to reach an agreement with Daina Bertan about three times, but none of the agreements has been fulfilled. “In addition, before going to court, I personally called Dāvis and said:” We are agreeing on a symbolic donation for the development of Latvian youth basketball and we are ending this story! “. David said to me, “I owe you no one.” Two years ago, I tried to settle everything out of court by normal agreement. But Bertani stayed with me – I am a crete, but they are the good ones, ”said Lauva.

This year, Dāvis Bertāns was recognized as the Latvian basketball player of the year, while the active long-term involvement of the Bertāns family in the development of the Valmiera basketball system

The award recognizes the contribution of the Bertāni family to the development of Valmiera basketball infrastructure and youth basketball systems. In the summer, a high-quality open-air field was opened and the teams of the Bertāni Valmiera Basketball School represent the city in the Latvian Youth Basketball League.

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