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Danish foundation supervisory authorities have begun publishing their decisions and practices online, providing trustees with unprecedented transparency into regulatory expectations. This development enables boards to incorporate previous rulings into their decision-making processes and better identify potential issues before submitting measures for approval.

A Danish court has established new criteria for co-inventorship in patent law, ruling that Olin's employees made independent intellectual contributions to wind turbine blade technology developed during their collaboration with Vestas. The decision addresses when parties can claim ownership or co-ownership of patent applications based on knowledge acquired through cooperative relationships.

Denmark is implementing several significant labor law reforms, including the EU Pay Transparency Directive to strengthen equal pay enforcement, new regulations for platform workers...

From September 2026, Denmark will implement significantly stricter requirements for companies' green marketing practices, particularly affecting sustainability labels, generic environmental claims, and future environmental performance statements. Companies must now ensure their sustainability labels are based on certified schemes or established by public authorities...

A Danish court has established new criteria for determining co-inventorship in patent disputes, examining what constitutes an independent intellectual contribution under Danish law.

Civilstyrelsen har lanceret et nyt initiativ, der gør det muligt for fondsbestyrelser at få indblik i tidligere afgørelser og praksisudtalelser på fondsområdet. De første fem afgørelser er allerede offentliggjort på Retsinformation, og initiativet supplerer Erhvervsstyrelsens nyligt lancerede portal for erhvervsdrivende fonde.

The Norwegian Supreme Court's Appeals Committee has ruled that arbitration clauses cannot bind third parties without explicit contractual agreement, even when those parties have close commercial or group ties to the original contract. This decision clarifies the boundaries of arbitration agreements and emphasizes that contractual basis, rather than commercial proximity, determines who can be compelled to arbitrate disputes.

On 27 January 2010, the Danish Minister for Economic and Business Affairs tabled a competition law package in the Danish Parliament

The Supreme Court of Denmark ruled on a GDPR compensation case where a municipality mistakenly disclosed sensitive health information and financial data to a resident's former spouse during a routine file access request. The case examines whether the unauthorized disclosure of highly sensitive mental health data and income information constitutes non-material damage under Article 82 of the GDPR, and whether the municipality can be exempted from liability.

The agreement between Greenland, Denmark, and the United States introduces new restrictions on foreign investments in particularly sensitive sectors, requiring joint security assessments for investors...

Højesteret har afgjort en principiel sag om, hvorvidt et selskab gyldigt kan indgå voldgiftsaftaler med bestyrelsesmedlemmer om fremtidige erstatningskrav efter selskabslovens § 361. Dommen fastslår, at sådanne aftaler er bindende, også for et senere konkursbo, medmindre konkrete omstændigheder gør voldgiftsbehandling betænkelig.

En norsk højesteretskendelse fra april 2026 fastslår, at en voldgiftsklausul i en skibsbygningskontrakt ikke kunne udvides til at omfatte et moderselskab, der havde stillet garanti for datterselskabets forpligtelser. Afgørelsen understreger, at voldgift kræver et klart aftaleretligt grundlag, og at tæt kommerciel eller koncernmæssig tilknytning ikke i sig selv kan erstatte en eksplicit aftale om voldgift.

Greenland's new foreign investment framework introduces targeted restrictions on investors from states outside the EU, NATO, and NATO's partnership circle, particularly in sensitive sectors...

The new Danish legislative package, which will enter into force on January 1, 2012, consists of four new statutes: the Gaming Act (spilleloven), the Gaming Tax Act (spilleafgiftsloven), the Danish Game Act (loven om Danske Spil A/S), and the Gaming Distribution Act (spiludlodningsloven).

The UK Supreme Court has ruled on whether buyers can recover loss of bargain damages when cancelling a ship sale contract under the 2012 Norwegian Saleform due to a seller's late delivery caused by proven negligence. The decision clarifies the scope of compensation available under clause 14 when sellers miss the cancelling date, potentially exposing sellers to significant market-difference damages in rising markets.

En vegansk kvinde anlagde sag mod Region Hovedstaden med påstand om, at hendes menneskerettigheder blev krænket under to kortvarige indlæggelser på Hvidovre Hospital i 2020, hvor hun ikke fik tilbudt tilstrækkelig vegansk kost. Sagen rejste principielle spørgsmål om, hvorvidt EMRK artikel 9 statuerer en positiv forpligtelse for offentlige hospitaler til at servere vegansk mad, og om manglende tilbud herom udgør forskelsbehandling.

The European Commission has proposed significant amendments to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Directive, introducing new requirements for free allocation of allowances conditional on EU-based decarbonisation investments and gradually extending the system to cover municipal waste incineration from 2031.

Danish businesses planning Black Friday and Christmas campaigns must navigate complex price marketing regulations that govern reference prices and discount periods. A recent DKK 4.25m fine highlights the risks of non-compliance...