Market announcement
AKTSIASELTS TALLINNA VESI
LEI code
5493000M6TVS2X0KWC97
Size of the entity
Large group
Economic activities
Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
Country of registered office
Estonia
General information
Categories
Other corporate action
Unique data record identifier
18366
Submission date and time
27.03.2026 17:10:41
Content of announcement in Estonian
Title
Teade kohtulahendist
Message
Tallinna Ringkonnakohus langetas täna otsuse Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli hagis aktsiaseltsi Tallinna Vesi vastu. Kohus rahuldas Tallinna Vee apellatsioonkaebuse osaliselt ning tühistas osaliselt Harju Maakohtu 25.04.2025 otsuse osas, millega tuvastati viivisenõude põhjendatus varem kui 15.07.2022. Samas nõustus Tallinna Ringkonnakohus maakohtuga, et Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli nõue Tallinna Vee vastu võib olla vähemalt mingis ulatuses põhjendatud, nõude suhtes tuleb aegumine jätta kohaldamata ning menetlust tuleb jätkata nõude suuruse üle. Tallinna Vee lepinguline esindaja, vandeadvokaat Tanel Kalaus: ?Tänases otsuses on mitmeid positiivseid aspekte, näiteks nõustus ringkonnakohus meie seisukohaga, et hageja nõue ei ole konkurentsiõiguslik ega lepinguväline. Kohtuotsus oli samas üllatuslik aegumise tõlgendamisel ja jättis mitmed olulised küsimused õhku, mis minu arvates vajaksid Riigikohtu hinnangut." Tallinna Vesi ei saa tänase kohtulahendiga nõustuda, kuivõrd ettevõte on olnud vaidluse algusest peale seisukohal, et ei ole klientidega sõlmitud lepinguid rikkunud ning hinnakujundus on olnud kooskõlas kehtivate õigusaktidega. Vaidlusaluse olukorra ?on tekitanud ebatäpse regulatsiooniga ajavahemik perioodil 01.11.2010-30.11.2019. Veeteenuste hinnakujunduse aluseks olevad õigusaktid muutusid 2010. aastal - kui varasemalt oli hinna kehtestanud kohalik omavalitsus, siis edasiselt tuli hind kooskõlastada Konkurentsiametiga, kes kasutas hindade kooskõlastamisel enda kehtestatud soovituslikku metoodikat. Samas ettevõte elutähtsa veeteenuse osutamist kuni selguse saabumiseni peatada ei saanud, vaid tegutses edasi, lähtudes varem sõlmitud kohustuslikest lepingutest ja parimast arusaamast õigusaktide ja Konkurentsiameti metoodika tõlgenduse osas, küsides samal ajal kohtult nende õige tõlgenduse kohta selgust. Selgus saabus lõplikult alles 2017. aasta Riigikohtu lahendiga, misjärel ka kohe uus hinnataotlus esitati. Tänases lahendis ei andnud kohus hinnangut nõude suurusele, vaid leidis, et selles osas tuleb menetlust jätkata. Juhul, kui leiab tõendamist, et Tallinna Tehnikaülikool ja talle nõuded loovutanud isikud on väidetava kahju edasi kandnud, pole neile kahju tekkinud ning nõue on alusetu. Tänane otsus ei ole jõustunud ning pooltel on võimalik see edasi kaevata 30 päeva jooksul otsuse kättesaamisest. Ettevõtte hinnangul ei avalda käimasolev hagimenetlus olulist mõju ettevõtte finantstulemustele. Ettevõtte varasem börsiteade antud kohtuasja teemal on leitav?kodulehel. (https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=CSeJ1DMKAhO4OyRBEnCylzjEKz137HN901TS XDwgwGbBtzxoepYq3zXjqMwOMvJqkOdGaKb3RYmWzChCXAeCBQ2D0rig9tAf5Yw2_CcEqCr2KQLmAOiF NLa2NYI_MOoeO6CfooKuVIlukkqnh9Tdqkchx8SrZl_HwrIFCZlRKJ1fZDSA9gv18e9Hv3XXgURX) Melika Kiilmaa AS Tallinna Vesi Õigusvaldkonna juht (+372) 62 62 200 [email protected] (https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=WSCfROSCAQJ8ZS3UTndLfCNdBJ0VTDciK2F5 gTO3djuTvXMwJBKUlk4OQDje5q9YO7PDXrreefxmGAo6--xtaGWOpZrtLd_D2U-GPBsY4wupnsW2fsxK GGE96EensXT0XLA1AtBZ0IR98tKugmt70D5Q9H_2BBBZD9PHa4NuBIjU0Jk8GIO9R5xU7cM1u9pjlHNU hoDbvdCvtVA-m_eawNIssiEsVmN-FrQuwxF0U4VMvDV5kE7xTgUmzMv8sJdwqR3EyO_jWzl7QVr2Fccv T3WScDPuMjHROyslMhmiylQ=)
Content of announcement in English
Title
Notice of court settlement
Message
Today, the Tallinn Circuit Court handed down a judgement in the case brought by Tallinn University of Technology against AS Tallinna Vesi, partially upholding Tallinna Vesi's appeal and partially setting aside the judgement of Harju County Court of 25/04/2025, which had found the claim for late payment interest to be justified prior to 15/07/2022. However, the Tallinn Circuit Court also agreed with the county court that the claim by Tallinn University of Technology against Tallinna Vesi may be justified, at least to some extent; the limitation period should not be applied to the claim, and proceedings should continue regarding the amount of the claim. Tanel Kalaus, Attorney-at-Law and authorised representative of Tallinna Vesi, said: "Today's judgement contains several positive aspects; for example, the circuit court agreed with our position that the claimant's claim is neither a competition law claim nor a non-contractual claim. The court judgement was, however, surprising in its interpretation of the statute of limitations and left several important questions unresolved, which, in my view, would require the assessment of the Supreme Court." Tallinna Vesi cannot agree with today's court settlement. From the outset of the dispute, the company has maintained that it has not breached any contracts with its customers and that its pricing has been in accordance with applicable legislation. The situation in question arose due to unclear regulations in place between 01/11/2010 and 30/11/2019. The legislation governing the pricing of water services changed in 2010 - whereas prices had previously been set by the local authority, from then on, they had to be approved by the Competition Authority, which used its own methodology to approve prices. However, the company could not suspend the provision of the vital water service until the matter was clarified, but continued to operate, in accordance with binding contracts previously concluded and its best understanding of the legislation and the Competition Authority's interpretation of the methodology, whilst at the same time seeking clarification from the court regarding their correct interpretation. Clarity was finally achieved only with the Supreme Court's settlement in 2017, following which a new application to set prices was immediately submitted. In today's settlement, the court did not assess the amount of the claim, but ruled that proceedings must continue in this regard. If it is established that Tallinn University of Technology and the persons who assigned their claims to it have passed on the alleged loss, they have not suffered any loss and the claim is unfounded. Today's judgement has not yet taken effect, and the parties involved have 30 days from receiving the judgement to appeal against it. The company believes that the ongoing litigation will not have a significant impact on the company's financial results. The company's previous stock exchange announcement on this case can be found on its website. (https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=CSeJ1DMKAhO4OyRBEnCylzjEKz137HN901TS XDwgwGbBtzxoepYq3zXjqMwOMvJqkOdGaKb3RYmWzChCXAeCBQ2D0rig9tAf5Yw2_CcEqCr2KQLmAOiF NLa2NYI_MOoeO6CfooKuVIlukkqnh9Tdqkchx8SrZl_HwrIFCZlRKJ1fZDSA9gv18e9Hv3XXgURX) Melika Kiilmaa General Counsel AS Tallinna Vesi (+372) 62 62 200 [email protected] (https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Q- KB27F2Vg4xGOgCEL3DN3vhr8sZwtc-YEtNqWSnRfI3CzOa3oMXkSpBu4sbpOmpJ61QMfdQ1tHg- 3GBKlAYJsh_RGo-wrgmPMbKVxhjMV7r- t5w9dBbJhEFidjMGuBrlceOw1LhHCnj7r2PtpoL9ihKQoLz0Hb8HMVzyO_9r8dJzfsbnbjzBu85NlRZC - _uewVAj4e_v1TUbY54p4pGPM3csYKc_a0rcXzZJG_sQXGELkb6DCzebtYxmVjO7lEl4FPI9boydvZZDS xkjomttbDukhoYYpyCSEGLSD70UorVjW9iaw0RuYrvLOGsaDLkMmTP_nfwdB5o4v- LpDmh2yRLxeEkkMxJdvBZ5jEF-tkvf4bGX1AWtmIP4OTVXT- DKrmp52vffUuJf4_xABPYofPLUcyNLm8xwQTN-2X014LhKURGTzx0Rx_AZAdPioAH1ZFSO_ZiXH6hM1- yw2IBeM1TGMCKAr80yjDagcnS8As7HrOItbOoegAmD2E6VfJD)