Supreme Court allows company in bankruptcy to be ordered to pay opponent's court costs from bankruptcy estate.

The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the appeal against the District Court's judgment, which had been overturned by the Court of Appeal. The company had won its dispute at the District Court but was subsequently placed in bankruptcy, while the opposing party used the company's bankruptcy estate to fund its appeal arguments. The court ruled that the bankruptcy estate could be ordered to pay the opponent's court costs incurred at the District Court level.