Merilampi Attorneys Ltd represented Peab Ltd in the first group complaint tried before the Finnish Consumer Disputes Board. Peab Ltd is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the Nordic Countries, providing employment for around 15.000 employees.

Directive 2013/50/EU amending the current Transparency Directive was adopted at the end of October (the "New Transparency Directive).

The Board of the Securities Market Association approved the Finnish Corporate Governance code in June 2010.

The extensive asphalt cartel trial in Finland attracted the interest of the European Commission and the other EU Member States.

A referral from the Finnish Supreme Court to the CJEU brings clarity to the notion of acting in the course of business in trade in trademark infringement cases.

Fifteen day fines were recently imposed on representatives of the Stevedore Worker Associations of Helsinki and Kotka by the Helsinki and Kymenlaakso District Courts.

In Finland the Code of Real Estate includes provisions concerning the sale of real estate, liens and a registering system.

As of 1 September 2013, the Finnish Competition Act has a new addition—Chapter 4a.

In April 2013, the European Council adopted a Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution and a Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution that, together, should offer all EU consumers equal access to consumer redress in all types of consumer disputes.

Finland’s extensive legislative proposal regarding among other acts the Act on Non-discrimination will affect employers operating in the private sector.

Finland has enacted laws and regulations against money laundering.

The Market Court of Finland, in its recent decision, MAO: 198/13, rendered on May 7, 2013, ruled that a packaging of the plaintiff was not sufficiently known to the relevant audience to justify cease and desist order against the defendant using potentially confusingly similar packaging for their products, based on the Unfair Business Practices Act (1061/81).

The Finnish Competition Authority ("FCA") published a study on the daily consumer goods sector in Finland in the beginning of 2012.

Groups' bankruptcies have increased in recent years in Finland, and several companies that have declared bankruptcy share a common owner.

The implementation of Brexit is approaching, and a no-deal Brexit seems increasingly likely. Follow these instructions to ensure the validity of your Intellectual Property in the UK even after the end of the year 2020.

The General Conditions for Consulting ("KSE 2013"), which are applied to planning and construction contracts, were renewed in February 2014.

The Securities Market Association has published a new Helsinki Takeover Code, which entered into effect on 1 January 2014, relevant for all parties involved in public takeover bids, including bidders, target companies and their advisors.

The new Securities Market Act and related laws were initially scheduled to enter into force 1st July 2012, but the decision has been postponed to autumn 2012.

The Finnish debt payment and collection regulations are undergoing remarkable changes in connection with the implementation of the EU Late Payment Directive (2011/7/EU).

In the draft proposal for a new law on alternative investment fund managers, necessary to meet the requirements of the EU directive on AIFMs, the application process for authorization of AIFMs is shorter than in other similar application processes.