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Quarterly Q3/2019

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The Supreme Administrative Court issues a landmark decision on transfer tax

24 Sep 2019 The Supreme Administrative Court ("SAC") issued a decision changing the status quo concerning transfer tax levied on purchase...

D&I Transaction Powerhouse Deal Announcement

12 Sep 2019 Strong Deal Flow Keeps D&I's Transaction Powerhouse Busy The Finnish M&A-market continues to show a robust deal flow ...

New Working Hours Act brings changes to working hour arrangements

6 Sep 2019 The new Working Hours Act will enter into force on 1 January 2020. The goal of the legislative reform is to modernise the reg...

Amendments to the Finnish Competition Act Will Enter into Force on 17 June 2019

7 Jun 2019 On 7 June 2019, a number of amendments to the Competition Act were ratified. As a main rule, the amendments will enter into f...

D&I Transaction Powerhouse Deal Announcement

8 May 2019 D&I Kicks Off 2019 with Key DealsOn the Finnish market, 2019 has so far witnessed a lower number of announced deals, but ...

New Finnish Trademarks Act 1 May 2019

26 Apr 2019 Finland takes a step forward in its intellectual property legislation by renewing its Trademarks Act. The outdated Trademarks...

European Court of Justice confirms that liability for antitrust damages can follow corporate acquisitions

15 Mar 2019 On 14 March 2019, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") handed down a judgment that acquirer companies may be liable to pay d...

The amended Finnish Act on processing employee data enters into force 1 April 2019

15 Mar 2019 Finland continues having strict protection of privacy of employees in the GDPR era and passes the amended Act on the Protecti...

Two new precedents on incentive schemes from the Supreme Administrative Court

14 Mar 2019 The Supreme Administrative Court ("SAC") has issued two precedents regarding equity based incentive schemes. The most recent ...

PSD2 – What's Next?

12 Mar 2019 When the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) was implemented in the beginning of 2018, most banks were not ready for PSD...

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