Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution

Market-leading team advising on a broad range of complex and high-value disputes. Strong expertise in both litigation and arbitration.

Chambers Europe

In a rapidly changing world, the risk of disputes grows. At worst they can seriously disrupt your business, but even the most difficult disputes can be resolved when you are advised by the right people.

We handle the most complex disputes for leading international and domestic clients. We have vast cross-border experience and regularly advise clients around the world.

You will have our team of tier 1 experts dedicated to your case. We tailor the best team for every specific case by combining leading experts within the relevant fields of business and law. 

Our approach combines a keen strategic eye with efficient project management and  AI-tools. This enables us to provide you with the best and most effective solution to your dispute.

We have developed our outstanding reputation over 130 years of serving our clients’ interests.

Our services include:

We have special expertise in the following industries and fields of law:

  • Real estate and construction disputes
  • Energy disputes
  • Disputes relating to information system deliveries and other technology disputes
  • Data breaches and cyber security threats
  • M&A disputes
  • Corporate and commercial disputes
  • Banking, finance and insurance litigation
  • Private enforcement of competition law
  • Professional liability
  • Disputes relating to retailing and agency agreements
  • Media and sports law
  • Product liability
  • Environmental liability
  • Enforcement of judgments and awards
  • Interim measures

Latest references

Finnish manufacturing company – Arbitration proceedings under the SCC rules
We successfully represented a Finnish manufacturing company in arbitration proceedings under the SCC rules against a global construction company. The dispute was governed by Finnish law and the seat of arbitration was Stockholm, Sweden. The dispute mainly concerned the termination of an erection contract and the right to compensation for delays of the project and for cost increases due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The main questions in dispute were the lawfulness of the termination of the erection contract as well as the consequences of the termination such as the right to costs to complete the project after termination, the right to liquidated damages for delay of the project and adjustment of contract price due to cost increases. The total value of the dispute exceeded EUR 15 million.
Case published 8.1.2025
A large Finnish group – Construction contract dispute
We represented a mutual real estate company belonging to a large Finnish group in arbitration proceedings against a construction company. The arbitral tribunal rejected the construction company’s claims in their entirety and ordered the construction company to reimburse our client for the costs of the arbitration proceedings in full. The dispute concerned the contract price under the construction contract, which was agreed to be determined on the basis of our client’s yield requirement and the rent under the lease agreement for the building in question. The parties disagreed on the indexation clause applicable to the rent adjustment and its impact on the contract price.
Case published 22.11.2024
Finnish building company – Settlement of large-scale construction dispute
We successfully represented a major Finnish construction company in a dispute and settlement negotiations concerning a large construction project. The dispute mainly concerned liabilities for additional and change works as well as project delays, and the value of the claims of the parties was approximately EUR 50 million.  If the case had not been settled, it would have been one of the largest construction disputes ever tried in the Finnish courts. The projected number of hearing days was unprecedentedly more than 300 days. To find an amicable solution to the extensive dispute, the parties engaged in settlement negotiations and court mediation. Eventually, the parties reached an amicable settlement to the full satisfaction of our client and thus the parties avoided the costs and risks of an extensive trial.
Case published 7.2.2024
Meyer Turku and Meyer Werft – Meyer shipyards awarded compensation and damages in a criminal case concerning copyright and trade secret infringement
We successfully acted for Meyer Turku Oy and Meyer Werft GmbH & Co. KG in an extensive criminal case, from the very beginning of the internal investigation to the court’s decision. The case centred around a person having made unauthorised copies of thousands of files containing Meyer-proprietary information and providing consulting services to a competing Chinese shipyard. The District Court handed down its judgement in October 2023, holding that the offender’s actions constituted criminal copyright and trade secret infringement as well as industrial espionage. The court furthermore held that the offender’s actions could be attributed to a limited liability company he had set up. The court ordered the company to pay Meyer EUR 5 million in compensation for the infringement and also awarded Meyer damages for its expenses. The court thus accepted Meyer’s claims in full. The matter is an exceptionally extensive and significant case on criminal trade secret and copyright infringement. Meyer Turku and Meyer Werft are among the largest and most modern shipyards in the world. Luxury cruise ships built by Meyer are internationally known for their cutting-edge technology and innovativeness. Outset In 2018, Meyer received indications that certain Meyer-proprietary files might have been copied from its systems unlawfully. An extensive internal investigation revealed that that a person had copied a significant number of files containing information protected under both copyright and trade secret laws. The offender had also set up a limited liability company and, in the summer of 2018, entered into a service agreement with a Chinese shipyard. Under the agreement, the offender was to provide consulting services relating to new innovation and technology to the Chinese shipyard. The offender and his company also received significant payments from the Chinese shipyard. After the internal investigation, a police report was filed in the late summer of 2018. In addition, the offender’s property was confiscated for security. Criminal charges were filed, and Meyer presented its claims for compensation and damages as a complainant. Results The District Court agreed with Meyer and the prosecution that the offender’s actions met all the elements of criminal copyright and trade secret infringement as well as of industrial espionage. The court held that the offender’s actions constituted infringement of Meyer’s copyrights and its neighbouring database and catalogue rights under the Finnish Copyright Act and that all the elements of criminal trade secret infringement and industrial espionage, as defined in Finnish law, were met. The court also held that the offender’s actions could be attributed to the limited liability company he had set up. The court ordered the company to pay Meyer EUR 5 million in compensation for the copyright and trade secret infringements. The court also awarded Meyer damages and legal costs as claimed. The court thus accepted Meyer’s claims in full. This decision is noteworthy for the protection of the European shipbuilding industry’s know-how in general. The judgement is final.
Case published 18.10.2023
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