Arvonlisäveron yleinen verokanta nousee 25,5 %:iin 1.9.2024 alkaen. Asialla voi kuitenkin olla vaikutusta jo tätä ennen tehtyihin sopimuksiin, joten kuhunkin sopimukseen soveltuva alv-kanta ja sitä kautta...

The Consumer Protection Act was reformed on 1 October 2023 in a manner that affects online stores. The reforms concern the presentation of different payment methods and authenticating...

Merilampi Attorneys Ltd represented Peab Ltd in the first group complaint tried before the Finnish Consumer Disputes Board. Peab Ltd is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the Nordic Countries, providing employment for around 15.000 employees.

In April 2013, the European Council adopted a Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution and a Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution that, together, should offer all EU consumers equal access to consumer redress in all types of consumer disputes.

The EU's relatively old Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC), adopted already in 1985, has been under the review of the European Commission in recent years.

As of 1 September 2013, the Finnish Competition Act has a new addition—Chapter 4a.

Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, plays a major role in the modern lives of people and companies. Various automations and algorithms govern online services, online trade and digital...

A better and fairer future has always been close to our heart at Castrén & Snellman. During our long history, we have provided advice in socially important, ground-breaking cases...

Attorneys at law Borenius has drafted an assessment report to the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry regarding necessary amendments to the liability system in the animal feed legislation.

The Consumer Protection Act is set to see many amendments in the coming year. Some of the amendments are due to the national transposition of the EU's Sale of Goods Directive (2019/771).

Black Fridayn huimat alennukset houkuttelevat ostamaan, mutta silmät kannattaa pitää auki esimerkiksi tuoteväärennösten ja huijausten varalta.

In the summer of 2011, the Finnish National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (herein ’Valvira’) set a general prohibition for the manufacturer of tobacco products to inform consumers of changes in tobacco product packaging.

At the end of the year, we wrote about amendments to the Consumer Protection Act arising from the EU's Sale of Goods Directive.

The Finnish Consumer Protection Act was amended in June 2013.

At the turn of the year, we discussed how the Consumer Protection Act (38/1978, as amended) is entering the digital age following the implementation of the EU's Sales of Goods Directive (2019/771)...

Modern-day companies are increasingly aiming to incorporate sustainability objectives in their business models and engage in sustainability-enhancing agreements.

Several recent amendments to legislation governing marketing and consumer protection require active steps from businesses engaged in consumer-facing activities.

The Positive Credit Register is a new register that collects information on private individuals' credit and income in one place.

The war in Ukraine causes problems in the availability of raw materials and complicates the operation of production, distribution, and supply chains extensively, as...

The Directive on Consumer Rights (2011/83/EC) will replace the Directive on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (97/7/EC) and the Directive to protect consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises (85/577/EEC) as of 13 June 2014.