03.09.2019

Procopé & Hornborg competition blog: Finnish Court upholds broad interpretation of legal professional privilege (LPP) in a cartel case where the documents were re-sent externally

Q: What if you disclose outside legal counsel’s advice to someone outside your organization? By distributing such information, do you waive your right to invoke legal professional privilege in a cartel case? A (under latest Finnish case law): This is open to interpretation. My advice: Even if the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court granted protection in a particular case, think twice before pressing enter.

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15.08.2019

New expert statement from our attorney Leea Salminen on behalf of the Finnish Bar Association

On behalf of the Finnish Bar Association, our attorney Leea Salminen has drafted an expert statement on a governmental report concerning the development of Finnish environmental permit procedures in water management issues.

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03.07.2019

Procopé & Hornborg competition blog: Killer acquisitions – Is the transaction value threshold the right way forward?

The issue of digital mergers has been topical for some time. Competition authorities are considering the suitability of competition law tools for the new markets and racing to issue reports on the matter. One of the issues that has been raised in the digital markets are so-called “killer acquisitions” meaning transactions where an established market operator buys a small operator (e.g. start-up) with a potential to become a future challenger on the market.

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