On 18 December 2023, the European Commission adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia (the twelfth) through amendments to Regulation (EU) 833/2014 ("the Regulation").

On 5 June this year, the Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm announced that it upholds the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's decision to issue an observation...

The Government has put forward a proposal for new legislation to strengthen protection for borrowers and regulate non-performing credit agreements in accordance with an EU directive.

Following a review of the marketing linked to endowment insurance policies for consumers, the Swedish Consumer Agency is now criticising a number of insurance companies with regard to aspects...

In the case "Speditörpanten" (NJA 2022 p. 574), the Supreme Court found that the provisions of the standard agreement NSAB 2015 constitute commercial practice in the shipping...

On 11 March 2024, the Stockholm Administrative Court of Appeal handed down a judgement in case 2829-23, establishing that Klarna Bank AB must pay a fine of SEK 7.5 million due to violations...

As expected, the Riksdag voted in favour of the Government Bill "Ny kärnkraft i Sverige – ett första steg" [New nuclear power in Sweden – a first step]...

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...

Clean Eating AB and the influencer Katrin Zytomierska were recently judged to have contravened the rules on advertising in the Marketing Act. The judgment once again throws light on influencer...

On 10 July 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that starting clearance issued previously does not prevent a local building committee from refusing to issue a final report if it subsequently transpires that there is insufficient access for emergency service vehicles.

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.

The contractor's economic supporting documentation for work including ÄTA work carried out according to the prime cost principle was examined in a recent ruling by the Court of Appeal.

In its proposal, the Swedish Competition Authority has questioned whether the provisions on ÄTA works in AB 04 are compatible with the demands of the alteration- and option clauses in LOU.

In a new proposal for adjudication in the European Court of Justice, the Advocate General presents what is required for a public works contract to be in place according to the LOU directive.

The EU has been working to produce a regulation containing sustainability requirements for product design since 2022.

We are now seeing rapid development of new legislation in the area of sustainability within the framework of the European Green Deal.

The Supreme Court considers that the collapse of a roof as a result of defects in the structure of the building and the fact that snow had accumulated on it for two weeks...

The report entitled "En enklare hantering av vattenfrågor vid planläggning och byggande" [Simpler management of water issues in planning and construction] put forward proposals for changes to the rules in November 2023.

A bill that has recently been tabled by the Government means that the legislator is shortly expected to start paving the way for new nuclear power in Sweden and to facilitate investments...