Helsinki Airport Main Terminal project has been selected as the world’s best building information modelling project in the prestigious Tekla Global BIM data modelling competition.
In short, alliance mode includes joint liability towards risks and benefits, common goals, joint decision … Read the rest
By Jacob Stein, Aliant USA. Short-term rentals have exploded in popularity during Covid. Many investors see short-term rentals as a way to enter the real estate market or take advantage of the high rental rates. As the post-pandemic travel continues … Read the rest
Following Aliant London’s update on UK’s Digital Information Bill, it is important to consider what has happened recently in the EU legal sector concerning digital information and market since it affects not only EU actors but international businesses doing cross-border … Read the rest
Ajankohtainen ja tärkeä päivitys Aliant® Lontoon toimistomme juristilta Sandip Patelilta. Tämä Britannian Digital Information Bill on syytä noteerata myös Suomessa.
By Sandip Patel, Aliant UK. The UK government has now introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the … Read the rest
The Millennium Technology Prize, worth €1M is awarded to technological innovations that have a groundbreaking impact to humankind. The global prize was established in 2004 by Finnish high-tech industries, academic institutions and the state, the first winner being Tim Berners-Lee … Read the rest
By Tuomo Kauttu, Aliant Finland. Beyond the exceptional risks, visible in news over the past few months, what are the general key-risk related concerns that arise in a cross-border context, and how can a parent company minimize such risk? What … Read the rest
“Benefit Corporation” on uusi yhtiömuoto, jossa voittoa tavoittelevaan liiketoimintaan yhdistyy ympäristö- ja/tai yhteiskuntavastuu. Euroopassa Italia ja Ranska ovat edelläkävijöitä uusia yhtiömuotoja koskevien yhtiölakien säätämisessä. Jo aiemmin vastaavia yhtiömuotoja koskevia lakeja on säädetty mm. Yhdysvalloissa.
Benefit corporations represent a new business … Read the rest
Last week, Finnish government made a decision for construction of hydrogen pipelines by energy company Gasgrid Finland and the company’s subsidiary VetyVerkko. While there are some legal questions in forming corporation for such purpose and with this kind of structure, there … Read the rest
By Pekka Valo, Aliant Finland. The general rule is that when people are employed or usually work in Finland the Finnish employment legislation is applied. Finland has adopted Regulation (EC) 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) … Read the rest
By Tuulia Heiskanen, Aliant Finland. Liiketoiminnan IP-varallisuus voi perustua monenlaisiin suojattuihin oikeuksiin kuten patentit, tavaramerkit tai tekijänoikeus. Joissakin tapauksissa mikään suojamekanismeistä ei sellaisenaan sovellu suoraan suojattavaan etuuteen, vaan ainostaan epäsuora suojamekanismi on mahdollinen.
Tekijänoikeuden lähioikeudet suojaavat luovan työn aineistoja, jotka … Read the rest