A directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is being prepared in the EU. The proposed directive would hold large companies liable for the negative impacts of their operations and value chains.

The merger market has witnessed ever tighter regulation and control in recent years. The new, lower turnover thresholds under the Finnish Competition...

The European regulatory framework of corporate sustainability is taking shape at a rapid pace. Sustainability regulation changes both corporate sustainability reporting and corporate...

Finland's new Climate Act entered into force in July 2022. Amendments to the Act were approved in December 2022, and on 1 January 2023 the Climate Act was amended with provisions...

C&S fund expert Antti Vepsä's peer-reviewed article on the management of variable-capital investment companies has been published in issue 2/2022 of the Finland Chamber of Commerce's law journal Liikejuridiikka.

Although the Supreme Court of Finland has issued only one judgment relating to arbitration since 1999, the court is currently considering two such cases and it is expected that judgments in both cases will be issued in the next few months.

In the summer of 2021, the European Commission published new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) to act as a transfer mechanism when transferring personal data outside the EU/EEA.

A subtle wind of change is blowing in the Finnish economy that has continued to underperform this year.

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...

I once heard a story about an old lady who, whenever she comes home, always turns on the lights and calls out a greeting to her home.

The Finnish government has introduced a proposal (HE 42/2025) to amend the Act on expedited permit procedures for...

In our previous blog concerning Loan Market Association's (LMA) model provisions, we mentioned that sustainability-linked loans have become increasingly common in recent years.

The law would enter into force on 1 January 2024, but the new tax rates would apply retroactively from the date of introduction of the government proposal, i.e. 12 October 2023.