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KKO 3486/1998 AI generated

Court distinguishes between share capital misrepresentation crime and registration crime based on intent and consequences.

Case Number KKO 3486/1998
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed
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The Supreme Court of Finland ruled that the defendant committed a crime of false registration rather than a crime of share capital misrepresentation. The court found that while the defendant submitted a false insurance certificate to the commercial register, the specific intent and resulting harm aligned with registration fraud. Consequently, the charge of share capital misrepresentation was rejected in favor of the lesser offense of false registration.

Legislator headnote

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s. 1000.1 C; s. 1000.2 C: The court distinguishes between the crime of share capital misrepresentation and the crime of false registration, holding that the specific intent to deceive the register constitutes the latter when the primary harm is to the public register's integrity rather than the company's capital structure.

Keywords

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share capital misrepresentation false registration crime commercial register fraud intent distinction corporate criminal law

Cited Legislation

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s. 1000.1 C
s. 1000.2 C
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ECLI:FI:KKO:2018:24
Supreme Court dismisses appeal; defendant did not exploit registry error for personal gain via business operations.
kko-precedent_2012_41
Supreme Court dismisses false registration charge against B and C; only A was legally liable as registered managing partner.
kko-other_1998_3957
Supreme Court dismisses appeal where defendant knowingly registered capital as paid in companies established for tax evasion.
kko-precedent_1995_105
Supreme Court dismisses charge for possession of counterfeit stamps where defendant sold some but not all, reducing sentence.
market_2015_28
Trademark registration rejected as confusingly similar to prior registered mark despite color and language differences.

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A oli toimittanut kaupparekisteriin väärän vakuutuksen osakeyhtiön osakepääoman maksamisesta ja käyttänyt hyväkseen näin aiheuttamaansa virheellistä rekisterimerkintää. Kysymys siitä, oliko A syyllistynyt osakeyhtiörikokseen vai rekisterimerkintärikokseen.