The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Sweden

• Careless limit values threaten the Mining Industry

  By lawyer/partner Pia Pehrson and associates Pelle Stubelius and Ludvig Gustafson, Foyen Advokatfirma
  - Foyen Advokatfirma AB

• Reforms for improved environmental legislation required

  By Pia Pehrson, partner, and Pelle Stubelius, associate; Foyen Advokatfirma
  - Foyen Advokatfirma AB

• Interpretation of English phrases under Swedish law

  A recent Court of Appeal case illustrates the risk that parties (and their counsel) run when an agreement is governed by a law of a different language from that used in the agreement itself. Due to the chairman's casting vote, the otherwise split decision came down in favour of one dictionary translation.
  - Gärde Wesslau Advokatbyrå

• Mining in Sweden – legislation and the latest trends

  Update and trends
  - Foyen Advokatfirma AB

• Use of a competitor’s trade mark as an ‘AdWord’ for identical goods does not constitute infrin

  In the first case of its kind to be decided by a higher court in Sweden, the Court of Appeal finds no probable cause for infringement where a competitor’s trade mark was used for keyword advertising on Googles AdWords service.
  - Gärde Wesslau Advokatbyrå

• A half-baked agreement? Severance compensation in commercial contracts

  In a noteworthy ruling the Northern Norrland Court of Appeal had to consider two interesting questions regarding commercial agents:
  - Gärde Wesslau Advokatbyrå

• Related party rules

  New Swedish closely related party rules for listed companies: On 31 January 2012, the Swedish Securities Council issued a new set of closely related party rules which may have a substantial impact on the business and ownership of listed companies in Sweden. Partners Peder Grandinson and Ulf Grubbström of Hammarskiöld & Co comment on the new rules and possible consequences thereof.
  - Hammarskiöld & Co

• Lower fees for re-use of public sector information – the PSI Directive and cases from the...

  Swedish Competition Authority
  - Delphi

• A better environment – reduced emissions – Industrial Emissions Survey SOU 2011:86

  Industrial activities are of great importance to Europe’s financial wealth. Industrial emissions, however, cause environmental pollution and industrial emissions constitute a major part of Europe’s total emissions to air, water and soil. Consequently, there is a need for regulation of industrial operations at an EU level. Partner Erica Nobel and associate Christina Hellström comment on the new legislation and the possible consequences thereof.
  - Delphi

• Latest news regarding the European Commission’s modernization of the state aid rules and...

  Swedish state aid news
  - Delphi