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"The
versatile practice group is 'top class'..."
(The
European Legal 500, 2011)
"The
'compact and efficient group' is led by Hanna Laurila, an expert
with a lengthy background at the FCA."
(Chambers
Europe, The World´s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2009)
Recent references:
D&I
assisted Veho Group, the largest Finnish car importer, in the
investigation and commitment negotiations after some independent
repair shops filed a complaint according to which Veho had failed
to comply with certain provisions of the EU Motor Vehicle Block
Exemption Regulation. The FCA ended the investigation with a commitment
decision.
D&I
assisted the Finnish Competition Authority (FCA) that for the
first time involved an outside litigation counsel to assist in
the largest Finnish cartel case to date.
D&I
represented Suomen Numeropalvelu - Finlands Nummertjänst,
a national provider of wholesale telephone directory information,
against allegations of abuse through unjustified refusal to provide
directory information to Eniro for purposes of free internet distribution.
The Market Court upheld SNOY's right to refuse after the relevant
data protection directive was implemented. The case is currently
pending in the Supreme Administrative Court.
D&I
represents one of five Finnish motor vehicle spare part wholesalers
alleged to have participated in concerted practice and collective
boycott towards one customer chain. The case is currently pending
in the Supreme Administrative Court. Additionally, a competing
wholesaler claims joint and several compensation of approximately
EUR 65 million based on damages from the cartel in a public court
of law.
D&I
assisted Eurocash Oy, an independent ATM operator, in an investigation
by the FCA relating to alleged abuse of joint dominant position
of Automatia Pankkiautomaatit Oy and certain Finnish banks which
own Automatia. Automatia operates the national OTTO ATM system.
In June 2009 the FCA gave a settlement decision in which the banks
agreed to lower the fees charged from consumers for using other
than OTTO ATM's.
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