As the number business enterprises in Norway have chosen to organize themselves into corporations or corporation-like structures increases, it became necessary to amend employment guidelines in the Working Environment Act.

On July 1, 2024, a legislative change that establishes new requirements for the content of employment contracts will come into effect. This amendment expands the list of information that must be included...

Is your company prepared for the obligations imposed by the Transparency Act? The first deadline after the compliance requirements have been in place is June 30, 2023.

Clean hydrogen is crucial to the future energy system in the EU, and the time is right for develop-ment of the green industry essential to address the climate crisis.

This is the latest decision in a larger complex of cases where several investors have been imposed violation penalties for similar violations.

Following the Supreme Court's decision in November 2023 that ByWe had lost the right to claim dis-missal due to agreed arbitration, the main hearing in IdHair Company A/S's lawsuit against ByWe took place in January 2024.

The Norwegian government issued an update related to its offshore wind strategy on February 9th, 2022. The strategy aims to support the further development of offshore...

On 1 January 2024, the new regulation promoting gender balance in boards of Norwegian corporate entities, including private limited liability companies exceeding certain thresholds, came into force.

On September 19, 2022, Borgarting Court of Appeal rendered a verdict in one of the largest fraud cases in Norwegian history. Hjort law firm assisted the Italian energy company Edison...

As a consequence of the merger of courts following the judicial reform in 2021, several court leaders became redundant in their leadership roles.

On February 5, 2024, NVE proposed modifications to the regulations determining which solar power plants require a concession under the Energy Act. As per the existing rules...

With the expansion of digitalisation, large and small businesses are increasingly vulnerable to security breaches and the threat of data attacks, as well as the misuse of personal data.

A legislative amendment has granted the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority the power to impose significantly higher fines on businesses that violate the Working Environment Act.

The Norwegian holiday leave and holiday pay ensures that employees have a statutory right to holiday leave every year regardless of what kind of arrangements the employer decides to provide the employees with.

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On June 20, 2024 the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) introduced a pro-posal for new price regulation in the district heating sector...

The first paragraph of section 14-9 in the Norwegian Working Environment Act establishes the fundamental principle regarding permanent employment. According to the Norwegian government...

We are now entering the most common period for summer vacation and payment of holiday pay. Questions often arise about determining vacation and what payments the employer should take into account...

On April 17, 2023, a major strike was launched following a break in negotiations between the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, YS and NHO. This is the first occurrence in modern times that interim...

The Norwegian Government on 11 June 2021 published a White Paper «Putting Energy to Work – Long Term Value Creation from Norwegian energy resources".