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Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law

FABIANINKATU 29 B, 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Tel:: Work +358 10 684 1300
Fax:: Fax +358 10 684 1700

Web:: www.juridia.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Finland

Banking and finance

Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law handles finance mandates as part of its transactions practice group, and the ‘very good and practical’ Mika Taberman has been advising Ruukki Group on various acquisitions and financings.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law is a third tier firm,

Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law fields six partners within its transactions and corporate advisory group, which clients recommend for its ‘business-oriented approach’. Kimmo Oila advised the shareholders of IT company Process Vision on its €50m sale to Herkules Private Equity Fund III and Elis Holding.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law is a third tier firm,

Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law has a strong focus on IP, reflecting the wider firm’s strengths. Senior associate Sakari Salonen, who gives ‘quick’ and ‘practical’ advice, represented Crocs Inc in an EU design infringement case. Other clients include adidas and Sony Music Entertainment Finland.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law is a third tier firm,

Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law handles some contentious and non-contentious competition matters, particularly regarding EU intellectual property issues.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law is a first tier firm,

Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law’s sizeable team advises on all areas of IP, and adopts a ‘business-oriented approach’. It is advising adidas on protecting its ‘three stripes’ logo, a case that is in the Helsinki Court of Appeal, and acting for Sony Music in a major copyright and trade mark infringement case. Ten lawyers at the firm specialise in the field, including Petteri Häkkänen and Hanna-Maija Elo.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law is a third tier firm,

Real estate and construction, including environmental law, are areas of focus at Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law, where Ilkka Koivisto heads a substantial team. Recent assignments include a major residential construction project in Helsinki’s Kalasatama district.

TMT

Within TMT , Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law is a third tier firm,

Juridia Ltd Attorneys-At-Law handles IT contracts and other assignments for many of its clients, such as a Finnish software company, which the firm advised on its high-value licensing agreements with a multinational. Ilkka Sainio is the main contact.

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THE MARKETING SECTIONS OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT ARE RENEWED ON OCTOBER 1, 2008

Chapter 2 concerning marketing in the Finnish Consumer Protection Act shall be amended on October 1, 2008. At the same time a statute of the Council of State on improper actions in marketing and customer relations in respect of con-sumers comes into force. In the background of this reform of the legislation is an EU directive on improper commercial actions with which directive it is pursued to harmonize the consumer protection regulation of the EU countries in respect of the improper actions.

- Attorneys-At-Law Juridia Ltd

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The European Commission proposes stringent rules for high-frequency traders

The European Commission has recently introduced two important regulatory packages that seek to respond to the challenges posed by rapidly developing trading technologies, particularly so-called high frequency trading. If the new regulations are adopted as drafted, considerable changes are in store for both those entities that engage in high frequency trading and the trading venues providing them access to the market.

- Krogerus
Implications of competition law on information exchange - New book published in Finland

Lotta Uusitalo, Anne Petäjäniemi-Björklund and Leea Salminen, Attorneys at Law of Procopé & Hornborg, have written a book on the implications of competition law on information exchange.

- Procopé & Hornborg
New Waste Act to enter into force on May 1, 2012 in Finland

The EC waste directive (2008/98/EC) will be implemented in Finland by the new Finnish Waste Act, which will enter into force on May 1, 2012.

- Procopé & Hornborg
Construction 2012

Introduction Robert S Peckar Peckar & Abramson, PC 3

- Mäkitalo Rantanen & Co Ltd
Use of Legal Tools in Creating an Open Source Project or Business Model

Written by Martin von Willebrand

- HH Partners, Attorneys-at-Law, Ltd
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.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
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.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
The European Commission proposes a system of common consolidated corporate tax base

The European Commission presented on 16 March 2011 a proposal that calls for a common system for calculating the tax base of business operating in the EU. At the moment, a company active within the whole EU can be forced to comply with up to 27 different national tax systems. The new Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) seeks to reduce the administrative burden, compliance costs and legal uncertainties by creating a "one-stop-shop" system where the profits and losses across the EU could be consolidated.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
Owner's obligations at acceptance inspection clarified by the Helsinki Appellate Court

By its decision 18 February 2011 (S09/3055) the Helsinki Appellate Court confirmed that an owner is entitled to rely on the quality assurance of a well-known construction company at an acceptance inspection. The court held that the owner is entitled to demand rectification of construction defects and to claim damages for deficiencies discovered during the guarantee period.

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
Tax-neutral exchange of shares case to ECJ

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) decided on 31 January 2011 (KHO:2011:10) to ask for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) concerning the question whether a tax-neutral share exchange can be completed between a company residing in an EU country and a company residing in the European Economic Area (EEA) (such as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).

- Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd