The Swedish Labor Court’s first judgement under the new Whistleblowing Act – AD 2025 no. 47
Insights|August 20, 2025
In this episode of Hire & Fire, Sophie Foss and Ilham Anwar Jama discuss the Swedish Labor Court’s first ruling on whistleblowing under the new Whistleblowing Act.
The case concerned a plastic surgeon’s internal reports about shortcomings in a colleague’s work, which the surgeon claimed caused cooperation and communication problems that posed risks to patient safety. The Labor Court held that the Act was not applicable, as the claimant had not demonstrated that the alleged misconduct were of public interest. Sophie Foss and Ilham Anwar Jama review the background to the case, the legal issues raised, and the key takeaways from the judgment.
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