liikelaissa

Liikelaissa refers to the content of Finnish laws that govern business, trade, and commercial activity. The phrase is a grammatical form used in legal Finnish to indicate that a particular provision is contained within a statute dealing with business matters. It is not the name of a single act, but a linguistic device for citing provisions in various acts that regulate commercial life.

In practice, references to liikelaissa appear in legal texts, summaries, and court decisions when commentators discuss rules within general business legislation. The exact content depends on the specific act being cited, since different laws may regulate different aspects of business life. For example, a sentence might state that a certain procedure is prescribed in liikelaissa, meaning it is laid down in the relevant business-law act rather than in a sector-specific regulation.

Topics typically encompassed by business-related legislation include company formation and governance, commercial contracts, licensing and permits, consumer protection in business transactions, and market regulation. The appropriate rules in a given situation come from the exact act referenced, which may be a general business act or a collection of statutes covering related areas. Finnish legal writers distinguish liikelaissa from more specific statutes, such as the competition act (kilpailulaki), the company law (osakeyhtölaki), and consumer protection law (kuluttajansuojalaki). See also Kilpailulaki, Osakeyhtiölaki, Kuluttajansuojalaki.