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Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The EU's relatively old Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC), adopted already in 1985, has been under the review of the European Commission in recent years.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, plays a major role in the modern lives of people and companies. Various automations and algorithms govern online services, online trade and digital...
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
At the turn of the year, we discussed how the Consumer Protection Act (38/1978, as amended) is entering the digital age following the implementation of the EU's Sales of Goods Directive (2019/771)...
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The Consumer Protection Act is set to see many amendments in the coming year. Some of the amendments are due to the national transposition of the EU's Sale of Goods Directive (2019/771).
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The past year of the COVID-19 pandemic was a year of dizzying growth for online retail.
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
The Directive on Consumer Rights (2011/83/EC) will replace the Directive on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (97/7/EC) and the Directive to protect consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises (85/577/EEC) as of 13 June 2014.
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
The Finnish Consumer Protection Act was amended in June 2013.
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
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.
Merilampi Attorneys Ltd
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.
Juridia Ltd
In the summer of 2011, the Finnish National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (herein ’Valvira’) set a general prohibition for the manufacturer of tobacco products to inform consumers of changes in tobacco product packaging.
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Castren & Snellman Attorneys
The Consumer Protection Act was reformed on 1 October 2023 in a manner that affects online stores. The reforms concern the presentation of different payment methods and authenticating...
Kolster OY AB
Black Fridayn huimat alennukset houkuttelevat ostamaan, mutta silmät kannattaa pitää auki esimerkiksi tuoteväärennösten ja huijausten varalta.
Castren & Snellman Attorneys
At the end of the year, we wrote about amendments to the Consumer Protection Act arising from the EU's Sale of Goods Directive.
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