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Viking victorious? A tale of two competing principles

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • Estonia, European Union, Finland
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  • January 16 2008

In a key judgment handed down by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on 11th December 2007, much-needed clarification was given to the thorny question of the precedence of two key principles of EU law those of the right of establishment and the right to take collective action

Dates for parental leave can be changed to benefit from maternity leave

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • European Union, Finland, United Kingdom
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  • October 11 2007

This is a Finnish case that went to the European Court of Justice and although the specific circumstances surrounding the claim would not be relevant in the UK, the reasoning of the European Court of Justice as to the intention behind the Equal Treatment Directive and the Parental Leave Directive would probably be followed in the UK

C30307 Aberdeen (AG’s Opinion) another withholding tax bites the dust

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • European Union, Finland, Luxembourg
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  • February 3 2009

A Luxemburg company received dividends from a Finnish nonquoted company (Aberdeen) in which it owned all the shares

Aberdeen Property Fininvest Alpha (AG Mazák’s opinion)

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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  • European Union, Finland
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  • January 29 2009

A Luxemburg company received dividends from a Finnish non-quoted company (Aberdeen) in which it owned all the shares

New rules on place of jurisdiction in civil matters

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Finland
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  • November 24 2009

New rules concerning the place of jurisdiction for domestic and international matters came into force in Finland on 1 September 2009

Economic downturn effects on Finnish litigation

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Finland
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  • November 24 2009

Due to the economic downturn there has been a rapid growth in debt claims and bankruptcy cases in the Finnish courts

Extent of duty to consult on parent company’s strategic decisions

  • Bird & Bird
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  • European Union, Finland, United Kingdom
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  • October 14 2009

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given its decision in the Finnish case of Akavan etc v Fujitsu Siemens Computers

The precedents of the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court in 2008

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Finland
  • -
  • March 11 2009

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court (the "SCA") passed two life sciences-related precedents concerning regulatory matters during 2008

Collective redundancies - when does the obligation to consult arise? Award of almost 3 million in Fujitsu case

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union, Finland, Ireland
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  • April 7 2010

The decision of the Finnish Supreme Court in the Fujitsu case delivered on 9 March 2010, pursuant to which Fujitsu was ordered to pay almost 3 million to dismissed employees, has relevance for Irish employers, particularly those within an international group

The supreme court 2010:43 group of companies considered a single employer entity for redundancy process

  • Bird & Bird
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  • Finland
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  • August 12 2010

The Sisu group had been unprofitable during 2004 and 2005 causing an employee in a subsidiary company to be made redundant on financial and production-related grounds in accordance with the Employment Contracts Act (552001

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