Wie bereiten sich Unternehmen auf die neue EU-Richtlinie zum Schutz von Whistleblowern vor?

The role of Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) has evolved beyond risk mitigation into a critical strategic function. Today, CCOs are the stewards of regulatory compliance and strategic partners of the C-suite.

Almost one year after its adoption by the European Parliament, more than half of the EU's 27 Member States have started transposing the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into national law.

Regardless of whether you are an existing shareholder who wants to welcome new partners or you are considering investing in a company, changes of ownership entail a strategic and complicated process...

Sweden has historically been a jurisdiction where labour law is intricate and the relationships between employers and trade unions are strong.

The package also included cuts to the corporate tax rate in two stages: from 22% to 21.4% starting 1 January 2019, then to 20.6% from 1 January 2021.

Like navigating a ship through a stormy sea, managing business risk involves charting a set course, choosing the right people, and planning carefully – but it also involves reacting nimbly to avoid dangerous...

公司需要对关键业务信息进行管理，以避免失去宝贵的资产和竞争优势

I en ny dom från Svea hovrätt har domstolen tagit ställning till ett antal frågor kopplade till en totalentreprenad. Bland annat besvarar domstolen en fråga om huruvida...

EU-domstolen har prövat om en tillåten ändring kan ske av ett upphandlat kontrakt efter att leverantörens prestationer har fullgjorts och faktura har utställts, men denna ännu inte har betalats av den upphandlande myndigheten. Frågan handlar om huruvida en sådan ändring kan anses ha skett under kontraktets löptid.

New EU e-Evidence rules take effect in Sweden from August 2026, requiring digital service providers to respond to cross-border law enforcement data requests within strict deadlines. Non-compliance carries administrative fees of up to 2% of global turnover, with liability based on strict liability principles. Service providers operating social networks, marketplaces, cloud services, and communications platforms serving Swedish users must establish designated points of contact and connect to EU-wide systems i

In February this year, the Swedish Market Court delivered a historic judgement, declaring the Swedish general ban on commercial advertising of alcoholic beverages in periodicals incompatible with EU law. Since it is probably the first time in Swedish legal history that a legislative act has been ruled out by a supreme court, the judgement was followed by extensive coverage in Swedish and international press.

En 2019, le monde célébrait le 50e anniversaire des premiers pas de l'homme sur la Lune. C'est aussi l'année où une jeune adolescente suédoise a inspiré un mouvement mondial de lutte contre le changement climatique.

As we roll into the second quarter of 2022, we are starting to see more EU countries implement their national transpositions of the EU Whistleblower Directive. Slowly but surely!

On February 23 2022, the European Commission published a proposal of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD or the Directive), which would require...

Conducting effective cross-border internal investigations is more critical than ever for companies facing increasingly complex regulatory frameworks across the globe. With heightened scrutiny from regulatory...

Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law?

After an arbitration procedure that lasted for almost seven years, a final award was made in the summer in the case between the construction giant Peab and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield...

The Swedish government has commissioned an investigation into the taxation of board director fees and other personal service assignments, aiming to create more equitable tax treatment. Currently, board fees are taxed as salary income directly to the individual, even when paid to a company, while other personal service income can often be channeled through corporate structures.

In the 2020 article ‘The winning card in industrial digitalization' we analyzed market trends for how companies approached digital business plays.