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|Suomenkielinen Wikipedia|[[w:fi:Talousoikeus|talousoikeus]]}} | |Suomenkielinen Wikipedia|[[w:fi:Talousoikeus|talousoikeus]]}} | ||
'''Commercial law''', also known as '''[[w:business law|business law]]''' | '''Commercial law''', also known as '''[[w:business law|business law]]''' ( [[w:fi:Yritysjuridiikka]] ), is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and businesses engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales.It is often considered to be a branch of '''[[w:Civil law (common law)|civil law]]''' ( [[w:fi:Säädösoikeus]] )and deals with issues of both '''[[w:private law|private law]]''' ( [[w:fi:Yksityisoikeus]] ) and '''[[w:public law|public law]]''' ( [[w:fi:Julkisoikeus]] ). ( Wikipedia ) | ||
'''[[w:Outline of commercial law|This article outlines commercial law]]''' and contains among other things | '''[[w:Outline of commercial law|This article outlines commercial law]]''' and contains among other things | ||
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== Types of business entity in a nutshell == | == Types of business entity in a nutshell == | ||
A [[w:business]] may be one of the following: | A [[w:business]] ( [[w:fi:yritys]] )may be one of the following: | ||
* private incorporated ( Inc. LLC. Ltd. ) | * private incorporated ( Inc. LLC. Ltd. ) [[w:fi:Osakeyhtiö_(Suomi)#Yksityinen_osakeyhti.C3.B6_.28oy.29|Yksityinen osakeyhtiö, Oy]] | ||
* public incorporated ( PLC. ) | * public incorporated ( PLC. ) ( [[w:fi:Osakeyhtiö_(Suomi)#Julkinen_osakeyhti.C3.B6_.28oyj.29|Julkinen osakeyhtiö (oyj)]] | ||
* A "person" company such as a [[w:Sole proprietorship]] ( also known as the [[w:Sole trader]], [[w:fi:Toiminimi]] ), [[w:General partnership]] ( [[w:fi:Avoin yhtiö]] ) or [[w:Limited partnership]] ( [[w:fi:Kommandiittiyhtiö]] ) | * A "person" company such as a [[w:Sole proprietorship]] ( also known as the [[w:Sole trader]], [[w:fi:Toiminimi]] ), [[w:General partnership]] ( [[w:fi:Avoin yhtiö]] ) or [[w:Limited partnership]] ( [[w:fi:Kommandiittiyhtiö]] ) | ||
* A [[w:Cooperative]] ( [[w:fi:Osuuskunta]] ) , there are cooperatives owned by their workers and cooperatives owned by their customers. | * A [[w:Cooperative]] ( [[w:fi:Osuuskunta]] ) , there are cooperatives owned by their workers and cooperatives owned by their customers. | ||