By subject ' Liability Newsletter '
29 March 2007Finland’s New Companies Act – Any Changes in Management Liabilities?Liability Newsletter 2/2007.
The new Companies Act came into force on 1 September 2006. Nearly 30 years had passed since the last reform of the law, and it was no longer possible to patch up the old law to meet the social and economic changes that have occurred since then. The law was completely re-written. The goals defined for this reform include a flexible and competitive law and the possibility to offer sufficient protection to minority shareholders and creditors.
1 March 2007Intermediary Liability in an "Eggshell"Liability Newsletter 1/2007.
In 1998 two Danish consumers bought eggs from a retailer. The eggs carried salmonella bacteria and caused salmonella poisoning. The consumers brought an action in tort against the retailer, who then joined the producer in the proceedings. The Danish product liability legislation differed from the EU-Court’s interpretation of Directive 85/374/EEC and had to be amended to comply with the judgement. What are the intermediary liabilities under the Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish laws?
27 November 2006More information to company customers following the new insurance company contract act in SwedenLiability Newsletter 5/2006.
From 1 January 2006 a new Insurance Contract Act applies in Sweden. The new Act covers most types of non-governmental insurances in Sweden and is applicable to individual customer insurances, company insurances and various collective insurances.
17 October 2006Errors and Product Liability in Contractual ChainsLiability Newsletter 4/2006.
Who is responsible and who compensates whom if, for example, a manufacturing defect takes place in the production chain?
12 June 2006The Truth about the McDonalds Hot Coffee TrialLiability Newsletter 3/2006.
From now on, McDonalds restaurants will require that their customers present a specific hot beverage buying permit. In order to get one, they must pass a half-day hot beverage safety course and sign a No Lawyers agreement. Furthermore, hot coffee will be served in spill-proof, child-proof, danger-proof, lawyer-proof, idiot-proof cups that resemble babies’ beaker mugs and come with a lid that cannot be opened.
