Books

Liikesalaisuuksien suoja

Protection of Trade Secrets

Chamber of Commerce 2024

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Lääkelainsäädännön käsikirja

Pharmaceuticals Legislation Handbook

Alma Talent 2018

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Riidanratkaisu – Käsikirja yritykselle

Dispute Resolution – A Corporate Handbook

Alma Talent 2012

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Työelämän sähköposti

E-mail in Working Life

Talentum 2009
3rd revised edition

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Articles

Prioritisation of healthcare is in a legislative deadlock

Business secret offences – Supreme Court rulings 2013–2015, Part II

Business secret offences – Supreme Court rulings 2013–2015, Part I

Regulation of pharmaceuticals marketing, off label use of pharmaceuticals and the right of patients to receive sufficient information

What is a good assessment of the health economic value of a pharmaceutical?

International price comparison of pharmaceuticals and its use in the regulation of the pharmaceutical market in Finland

In which direction is the pharmaceutical reimbursement system developing?

Protection of business secrets and in-house personnel

Pharmaceutical reimbursement system and the right of appeal

Business secret offences

Protection of business secrets and former employees

Regulation of wholesale prices of pharmaceutical products

Further on industrial espionage and breach of business secrets

Legal issues with e-mail in working life

Document protection for business secrets?

As guest writer

Case C-203/22: The EU Court of Justice accepted that the protection of trade secrets can limit the right of access of a data subject under data protection legislation

There are significant differences in attorneys' hourly rates; reasonableness must be assessed contextually

Journalists are the only professional group whose confidentiality is trusted by the legislator to be maintained solely through self-regulation

KKO 2024:54 is an important precedent regarding the right to prosecute in offences subject to a complaint by the injured party in general, and at the same time, it sheds light on the fundamental issues of trade secret law

The protection of the employer’s trade secrets has been intentionally regulated inconsistently – even a careful interpreter can misunderstand the content of the law

The question on interim orders in public access to documents has been open to different interpretations already for 25 years

A patient’s right to essential medication may be realized randomly – no one has taken responsibility for the general consistency of the legislation

A strong criminal law emphasis of trade secrets cases is a Finnish peculiarity – also another choice would have been possible

Even a conscientious employee is not protected from the risk of criminal liability

An e-mail confidentiality notice hides messages of different levels within – but it can be written concisely and clearly

Room for improvement remains in the transparency of lobbying (together with Niilo Mustonen)

Case Avarn Security is a fierce wake-up call to the unavoidability of effective internal whistleblowing channels

The revolving door phenomenon in politics is not stopped by qualifying periods alone

A high-level government proposal concerning whistleblower protection legislation was finally presented – however, the provisions concerning the transition period need to be clarified further

KKO 2022:32: the provisions on e-mail in working life are slippery like soap – they are hard to get a grip of

Unambiguous legislation reduces the need for preliminary rulings

A vaccination requirement may be prescribed, but the threshold is high (together with Janne Salminen)

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission, calls for an EU-wide debate on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, and this debate is likely to start in Finland as well (together with Janne Salminen)

The whistleblower protection legislation has turned into an exceptionally demanding preparation task

Demanding COVID-19 passport more strictly would increase vaccination coverage (together with Lasse Lehtonen)

Third COVID-19 vaccine doses and global solidarity – booster doses are decided within the framework of the Infectious Diseases Act, but international responsibility is also important (together with Janne Salminen)

Increasing vaccination coverage may become the main task of the COVID-19 passport (together with Lasse Lehtonen)

The Deputy-Ombudsman’s vaccine decision challenges the key objectives of health policy – and also gives rise to critical considerations (together with Samuli Saarni)

It must be possible to draft vaccination policies based on pandemic management

Vaccination of children and adolescents may be necessary to suppress the COVID-19 epidemic (together with Lasse Lehtonen)

Combined use of COVID-19 vaccinations can change legal liabilities

Health authorities’ responsibility for vaccine policies is growing rapidly

The government's plan to restrict movement outdoors is too aggressive (together with Lasse Lehtonen)

The pandemic is managed by regulating fundamental rights in the right proportions

Encroaching on leaked social welfare and healthcare data should be punishable (together with Kimmo Nuotio)

Publicity due to crimes is a tough spot for businesses

Patented medicines should also receive full reimbursement from the Social Insurance Institution

There are shortcomings in pharmaceuticals legislation