Anna Kuusi

Dottir defended Flow Festival against charges for environmental infraction. On 14 December 2020 the District Court of Helsinki dismissed all charges brought against Flow Festival. The trial is characterised as a precedent for the entire event industry.

Flow Festival was charged for surpassing noise limits set by the City of Helsinki during the festivals in 2017 and 2018. In the trial, it was left uncertain whether the limits had actually been exceeded. This was due to the effect of weather conditions, the location of the measuring point and its distance from the sound source. Also, the Court concluded that Flow Festival had taken all measures possible in order to decrease the volume without compromising public safety.

Flow Festival is a music festival taking place at the historic Suvilahti power plant area close to the Helsinki city centre yearly in mid-August.

Dottir successfully represented a Finnish growth company and its majority shareholders in a dispute against minority shareholders of the company. In the case, minority shareholders claimed compensation on various grounds for transfering the brand and related rights to another company owned by some of the same individuals.

Dottir represented a multinational consumer services company in an arbitration regarding a franchising agreement. In the case, a franchisee claimed liquidated damages based on non-performance of the franchisor’s obligations in relation to a Master Franchise Agreement. In its counterclaim, the franchisor claimed liquidated damages for its part for breaches of the franchisee's obligations derived from the same MFA.

Dottir successfully represented two Singapore-based venture capital companies in an arbitration relating to an investment round of a Finnish growth company. In the case the investors claimed payment of the agreed compensation in accordance with the parties’ fundraising and partnership agreement. The respondent disputed the claims alleging that the investors had neglected its duties under the parties’ agreement.

Dottir represented an asset management group, in a series of cases relating to an employee’s/shareholder’s hostile takeover attempt that led to the termination of the person’s employment. The incident, potentially threatening tens of millions of euros of assets under management, generated several legal proceedings, including litigation and arbitration as well as administrative proceedings. The cases revolved mostly around employment and corporate law, but there were also connections to e.g. trade secrets and data protection issues.