On 22 March this year, Finansinspektionen ("FI") [the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority] presented a report containing prioritised risks in money laundering and terrorist...

The new Public Procurement Act (the PPA) en­tered in­to force in 2017 and con­tains plen­ty of sig­nif­i­cant changes com­pared to pre­vi­ous leg­is­la­tion that are nec­es­sary for sup­pli­ers to be aware of.

The European Parliament and the Council have announced that they have reached an agreement on parts of the EU anti-money laundering package.

On 1 February 2022, new public procurement rules entered into force in Sweden.

In previous newsletters, Lindahl has reported on the proposed amendments to the procurement laws presented by the Government through memorandum Ds 2022:5 – more effective procurement supervision.

The Council of the European Union has announced that it has adopted the previously proposed anti-money laundering package, which includes a completely new Anti-Money Laundering Regulation...

We are witnessing a legal avalanche relating to business and human rights. Our Business and Human Rights Updates will keep you advised of initiatives of relevance to your business.

In June 2022, the government appointed a special investigator to propose an effective, reliable system for supplier controls for public procurements and when applying to participate in a free choice system.

In order for an individual to have a right to access a document at a public authority, that document must be public.

Sweden is one of few countries in the EU that lacks a regulation with the possibility for the state to take action against, influence or simply review foreign direct investments that have or may have an implication...

A new law on a system for screening foreign direct investments (the "FDI Act") entered into force in Sweden on 1 December 2023.

We are witnessing a legal avalanche relating to business and human rights. Our Business and Human Rights Updates will keep you advised of initiatives of relevance to your business.

Sweden is modernizing its military equipment regulatory framework in response to NATO membership and evolving security needs. The reforms introduce revised licensing guidelines that prioritize allied defense capabilities, new exemptions for subcontractors, expanded reporting requirements, and a shift in firearms manufacturing oversight from defense to civilian authorities.

We are witnessing a legal avalanche relating to business and human rights. Our Business and Human Rights Updates will keep you advised of initiatives of relevance to your business.

The regulation on limitation in Chapter 20, section 5(b) of the Public Procurement Act (Lagen om Offentlig Upphandling – LOU)/Act on Public Procurement in the Utilities Sectors...

Svensk Byggtjänst has recently published an update of AMA AF Konsult – AMA AF Konsult 23. The previous version, AMA AF Konsult 10, was published 13 years ago and there has thus been a considerable...

EU-domstolen har i ett avgörande den 6 juni 2024 i mål C-547/22 behandlat frågan om en anbudsgivare, som felaktigt uteslutits från ett upphandlingsförfarande, kan kräva skadestånd för förlust av en möjlighet.

Kammarrätten i Göteborg har den 17 maj 2024, i mål nr 2225-24, meddelat en intressant dom i ett överprövningsmål där den upphandlande myndigheten i en upphandling av ett ramavtal beslutat...

Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen har den 18 april 2024 i mål nr 2752-23 begärt ett förhandsavgörande från EU-domstolen avseende tolkningen av bestämmelserna om ändringar av mindre värde.

In October 2011 a remit proposing a much longed-for new national act on state aid was presented.