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Helsingin HO 09.12.1986 2524 AI generated

Court awarded 16% interest on 1982 damages claims as they were not delayed under the Interest Act.

Case Number Helsingin HO 09.12.1986 2524
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Court of Appeal ruled that interest must be calculated from the date the claim was presented, not from the Interest Act's effective date. The defendant argued the claim was delayed because the Act came into force in 1983, but the court found the claim was made before that date. Consequently, the court applied the Act's provisions to award 16% interest starting from the presentation of the claim.

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Korkolain 13 § 1 momentti; Interest Act s. 13(1) establishes that interest on damages claims accrues from the date the claim is presented, provided the claim was made before the Act's effective date.

Keywords

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Interest Act damages claims accrual of interest effective date presentation date retroactive application statutory interest

Cited Legislation

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Korkolain 13 § 1 momentti

Cited Case Law

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KKO:1985-II-120
KKO:1985-II-120, KKO:1986-II-86
KKO:1986-II-86
KKO:1985-II-120, KKO:1986-II-86
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Maksujen, jotka rikoksentekijän oli suoritettava vahingonkorvauksiksi vuonna 1982 tehdyistä tahallisista rikoksista, ei katsottu olleen viivästyneitä korkolain tullessa voimaan 1.1.1983, koskei korvausvaatimuksia ollut esitetty hänelle ennen sanottua ajankohtaa. Soveltaen KorkoL 13 §:n 1 momentin nojalla sanotun lain säännöksiä viivästyskoron määrästä hovioikeus tuomitsi vahingonkorvauksille korkoa 16 % vaatimusten esittämispäivistä lukien.

KKO:1985-II-120, KKO:1986-II-86

Läsnä: Mälkki, Voutilainen, Valkonen, Piira, Nouro (apuj.) Esittelijä: Soininen

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