The Ministry of the Environment is preparing amendments that will temporarily allow priority processing of certain permit applications in Regional State Administrative Agencies.

The prolonged war in Ukraine has already reshaped the defence tech sector over the past few years.

In recent years the global loan market has seen a shift from traditional bank lending towards private credit.

The latest version of the WTS Global Financial Services Infoletter presents news from none countries with a focus on the international Financial Services industry covering a diverse range of FS tax topics,...

Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses are well-known especially in cross-border finance contracts. They provide one of the parties of a contract with the choice between several courts...

Reporting an offence was considered in one in three tax audits last year.

The government proposal (HE 172/2022 vp) concerning amendments to the Competition Act has been approved and ratified. Following the amendments, the threshold for notifying a transaction...

Many employers will at some point leverage temporary agency workers in getting through peak periods or covering absences. As the name implies, temporary agency workers typically fill a short-term...

On 1 January 2026, an amendment to the Employment Contracts Act entered into force, lowering the threshold for dismissal on personal grounds.

The EU will need 180 billion euros of private investments into sustainable business in order to meet the targets of the Paris climate agreement.

Diverse reasons – such as not putting a public procurement out to tender, discriminatory requirements in a call for tenders or erroneous comparison of tenders – can make the tenderer...

The Restructuring of Enterprises Act has been under reform during this Government's term in office. The reform that entered into force this summer implemented the EU Directive...

The Act on the Protection of Persons Reporting Infringements of European Union and National Law, based on the EU Whistleblowing Directive and known as the Whistleblower Act...

While the coronavirus has slowed the pace of global transactions, the M&A market remains open.

The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a multilateral agreement between states that applies to cross-border investments in the energy sector.

What if a legal service or document was easy to read, visualised and practical? If the language was understandable—for everyone? Legalese was clarified and illustrated, and the end-user was at the heart of the design?

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The European Commission has adopted new horizontal guidelines for applying competition law to cooperation agreements between competitors.

Green hydrogen is planned to replace fossil fuels, particularly in industries that are difficult to electrify. In Finland, hydrogen projects of approximately EUR 13.3 billion are being planned.