Matter
Jiitee Työt Oy v. Finland (European Court of Human Rights Application no. 2895/25)
- 7 December 2022Arbitration
7 December 2022Arbitration
Arbitral Award issued on 7 December 2022
Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal ordered Jiitee Työt Oy to pay the M. company EUR 329,781.48 plus late-payment interest for unpaid invoices and EUR 87,870.67 plus late-payment interest for legal costs. The parties were also ordered to pay the FAI administrative fee and the arbitrator's fee, with their agreement that Jiitee Työt Oy would pay those amounts alone. The award contained no reasons.
Supporting details
3 participantsJiitee Työt Oy
M. company
Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce
- Institutional administrator
- Finland Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute
1 year and 29 days later · 394 days
- 5 January 2024Finland
5 January 2024Finland
Judgment of the Helsinki District Court dated 5 January 2024
Helsinki District Court
- Decision summary
- The Helsinki District Court rejected Jiitee Työt Oy's action seeking to have the unreasoned arbitral award declared null and void. It held that the parties had validly agreed to expedited arbitration without reasons and that the award was not contrary to Finnish public policy.
Supporting details
2 participantsJiitee Työt Oy
M. company
Helsinki District Court
4 months and 3 days later · 124 days
- 8 May 2024Finland
8 May 2024Finland
Judgment of the Helsinki Court of Appeal dated 8 May 2024
Helsinki Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Helsinki Court of Appeal rejected Jiitee Työt Oy's appeal. It upheld the conclusion that an award issued without reasons under the agreed expedited procedure was not contrary to Finnish public policy and was not null and void.
Supporting details
4 authorities · 2 participantsJiitee Työt Oy
M. company
Helsinki Court of Appeal
4 months and 18 days later · 141 days
- 26 September 2024Finland
26 September 2024Finland
Decision of the Supreme Court of Finland dated 26 September 2024
Supreme Court of Finland
- Decision summary
- The Supreme Court of Finland refused Jiitee Työt Oy leave to appeal from the Helsinki Court of Appeal judgment.
Supporting details
2 participantsJiitee Työt Oy
M. company
Supreme Court of Finland
1 year, 8 months and 14 days later · 621 days
- 9 June 2026International
9 June 2026International
Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case Jiitee Työt Oy v. Finland dated 9 June 2026
European Court of Human Rights (Second Section)
- Decision summary
- The European Court of Human Rights declared the application admissible but found no violation of Article 6 § 1. Jiitee Työt Oy had freely, lawfully and unequivocally waived its right to a reasoned arbitral award under the agreed expedited arbitration procedure, with minimum guarantees commensurate with that waiver.
Supporting details
23 authorities · 12 participantsJiitee Työt Oy
- Representative
- K. Uoti (For: Jiitee Työt Oy)
Finnish Government
- Representative
- K. Oinonen (For: Finnish Government)
European Court of Human Rights (Second Section)
- Judge
- Arnfinn Bårdsen
- Judge
- Saadet Yüksel
- Judge
- Jovan Ilievski
- Judge
- Gediminas Sagatys
- Judge
- Stéphane Pisani
- Judge
- Juha Lavapuro
- Court registrar
- Dorothee von Arnim