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Anna Liinamaa has been appointed Specialist Counsel

02.10.2018

Anna Liinamaa has been appointed as a Specialist Counsel. Anna specialises in data protection matters as well as in IP and technology law.

Her main practice areas also include marketing and general contract law. She advises both domestic and international clients in all privacy matters, such as data protection audits and impact assessments, contract reviews, and international data sharing matters. Anna also regularly advises clients in various trademark matters, running the gamut from preliminary examinations and registrations to effective enforcement of rights.

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23.08.2018

Laura Sundström has been appointed Associate

Laura Sundström has been appointed as an associate lawyer as of 21 August 2018. Laura specialises in corporate law and contract law. She graduated from the University of Helsinki in 2018.

19.06.2018

Proposal to strengthen whistleblower protection across the EU

So far, there have been no EU-wide standards regarding protection for persons that report breaches of EU law (so called whistleblowers), and only a few EU Member States provide national legislation on the matter. However, on 23 April 2018, the European Commission adopted a proposal for an EU directive on protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law.

19.06.2018

Government bill proposes changes to competition law

On 24 May 2018, the Finnish Government issued a government bill (HE 68/2018), proposing changes to the Finnish Competition Act. According to the bill, an obligation to separate accounting records shall be added to the Competition Act, obligating public entities (i.e. municipalities, federations of municipalities, provinces, the state, and any entity under their command) to keep independent accounting records of their economic activities on a competitive market. Additional obligations for public entities regarding allocation, documentation and follow-up of earnings and costs are included as well. The aim of the provision is to strengthen competition neutrality, i.e. to remove the competitive advantages public entities may have due to their status.

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