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Discrimination - Equal Treatment Act
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fixed-term contract was held in the circumstances to be an open-ended
contract. The employer’s decision not to renew was therefore held to
constitute termination of employment which, due to the employee’s
pregnancy, was in conflict with the Danish Act on Equal Treatment of Men
and Women.
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This past year has offered some interesting cases in Sweden regarding abuse
of a dominant position. In the TeliaSonera-case (cf ECJ case C-52/9) the
Stockholm District Court imposed the highest fines ever ordered in Sweden,
SEK 144 million (approximately EUR 15 million), for abuse of a dominant position
through a margin-squeeze.
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In October 2011 a remit proposing a much longed-for new national act on state
aid was presented. Currently Sweden has no national legislation concerning the
application of the European Union’s state aid rules.
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The Swedish government has proposed new legislation which will entail further
restrictions regarding tax deductions for interest expenses on inter-company loans.
Kindly note that the proposed legislation will broaden the definition of the term
”affiliated companies”.
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On 20 October 2011, the European Commission published two proposals intended to update and strengthen the existing framework insuring investor protection under the Market Abuse Directive (2003/6/EC) (Market Abuse Directive).
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During 2011 there have been several interesting developments as regards
dawn raids and legal privilege.
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Despite several attempts by the Swedish Competition Authority, Swedish courts
have not yet prohibited any mergers, although a number of concentrations have
been subject to commitments.
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The Presidency of the Council of the European Union recently published
the final compromise text of the proposed European Market Infrastructure
Regulation (EMIR), which the European Parliament adopted on 29 March
2012.
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In one of the first Google AdWords cases to be decided in Sweden, the
court finds no probable cause for trade mark infringement where a
company has bought its competitor’s trade mark as a search term on
Google. Counsel for the plaintiff, Gärde Wesslau’s Petter Holm, comments
on the decision.
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Wistrand lawyers Michael Plogell and Erik Ullberg contribute as co-authors of the newly pulished International Design Protection: A Global Handbook, an international compendium of design law in 30 major jurisdictions.
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Börje Leidhammar, partner at Wistrand, and chairman of the Institute of Taxes and The Rule of Law (Institutet Skatter & Rättssäkerhet, ISR), was appointed on 27 April 2012 as expert to the committee tasked with examining ways to strengthen due process in tax proceedings.
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Robert Moldén at Gärde Wesslaus Gothenburg office has authored a chapter in the book "International Antitrust Litigation – Conflict of Laws and Coordination", which recently has been published by Hart Publishing.
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Delphi is advising OK-Q8 AB on the formation of a new Scandinavian group through OKQ8 AB’S acquisition of shares in Q8 Danmark A/S from Kuwait Petroleum Europe BV. Kromann Reumert in Copenhagen advised on the legal due diligence in Denmark.
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Delphi has once again been highly ranked for its practice by the well-respected ranking institute, Chambers and Partners. In their guide, Chambers Europe, they rank Delphi’s expertise as amongst the foremost in Sweden in several areas and they also give special mention to several lawyers who have individually demonstrated particularly strong performance.
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Hans Nordström, Gärde Wesslau office in Gothenburg, was earlier in May admitted member of the Swedish Bar Association.
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The official receiver for Onoff Sverige AB, attorney at law Mr Lars Eric Gustafsson, has now established his report under chapter 7 section 15 of the Swedish Bankruptcy Act which was sent to Attunda District Court and the Swedish Supervisory Authority in Bankruptcy Proceedings and other parties involved on March 30th, 2012.
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The owners of Prenax Global AB have sold their shares in the company to ARTS ET BIENS, an investment firm based in France founded by the Lévy family.
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Redevco has disposed of a portfolio of Swedish retail properties to Rockspring, with Vencom as co-investor. The property stock, which consists of six properties, is located in Stockholm, Malmö, Lund, Borås and Vesterås with a total floor area of approximately 45 000 square metres.
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