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Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd

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Jari Gadd

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Dispute Resolution; IP, Corporate and M&A, Insolvency.

Position

Partner Jari Gadd advises on intellectual property and dispute resolution related questions. In addition, he has wide-ranging experience in intellectual property litigation. Jari also advises on M&A and corporate law, commercial contracts, torts and insolvency related questions. He heads the firm’s Tampere office.

Career

Prior to joining Attorneys at law Borenius, Jari worked as a partner at Attorneys at Law Alfa Ltd. and as an attorney at other law firms since 1991. Jari has been a partner since 2012.

Languages

Finnish, English, Swedish.

Member

Finnish Bar Association, Finnish Legal Society, IBA.

Education

LL.M. 1992, University of Lapland, Finland; Trained on the Bench 1996, District Court of Tampere, Finland; Admitted to the Bar 1996, Helsinki, Finland.

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Court ruling on the Finnish CFC legislation

The Finnish CFC legislation implies that a Finnish company may be subject to income tax for its share of the profit of a CFC regardless of whether these profits are distributed by the CFC to its shareholders or not. A CFC is defined as a foreign corporation owned and controlled by a Finnish tax resident that pays income tax in its domicile at a rate less than 60% of the Finnish corporate income tax rate.

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This is an important year in Finland on the taxation front. New rules restrict interest deductions and increase the transfer tax related to the sale of shares in housing and real estate. Additionally, two tax incentives support research and development activities, as well as innovation and growth.

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The Finnish Government proposes that suits related to intellectual property rights ("IPR") be in future heard exclusively by the Market Court. Bill 124/2012, submitted to the Parliament on 4 October and currently debated in the Law Committee, contains proposals on new acts on the Market Court and on proceedings before the Market Court as well as amendments to various existing statutes.

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Court ruling on the Finnish CFC legislation

The Finnish CFC legislation implies that a Finnish company may be subject to income tax for its share of the profit of a CFC regardless of whether these profits are distributed by the CFC to its shareholders or not. A CFC is defined as a foreign corporation owned and controlled by a Finnish tax resident that pays income tax in its domicile at a rate less than 60% of the Finnish corporate income tax rate.

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Cross-border merger case to ECJ

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court decided on 7 March 2011 (KHO 2011:21) to request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) concerning the question whether a Finnish parent company may deduct the final tax losses of its Swedish subsidiary after a cross-border merger.

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