Cobalt has successfully represented Estonian environmental NGO MTU Eesti Roheline Rist on its appeal leading to the revocation of a construction permit for a planned soybean oil factory in Muuga port.
According to Cobalt, the Supreme Court of Estonia affirmed a Tallinn Circuit Court ruling from April 27, 2024, supporting the NGO’s claim to revoke the permit. Central to the dispute was whether the proposed soybean oil factory conformed to a nearly 20-year-old detailed plan designating the area for a coal terminal. The courts concluded that if a developer intends to build a facility with a substantially different function than originally planned, a new planning process is required.
The Cobalt team included Senior Associate Sandra Sillaots.
