Denmark: Corporate/Commercial Law

The Danish Competition Council has conditionally approved Uber's acquisition of Dantaxi, Denmark's largest taxi operator, marking the country's first mandatory notification of a below-threshold transaction. The decision requires Uber to divest substantial parts of Dantaxi's business to address concerns about market tipping and reduced competition in Greater Copenhagen's taxi services market.

Nasdaq Copenhagen has issued reprimands for publishing required regulated disclosures as "investor news" instead of regulatory company announcements

The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority has for the first time applied the Danish call-in rules on transactions not exceeding the Danish merger control thresholds.

Erhvervsfondsloven er ændret med væsentlige lempelser af administrative byrder og øget fleksibilitet for fondsbestyrelser. Ændringerne omfatter blandt andet nye regler for vedtægtsændringer, uddelinger, delegation af kompetence og bestyrelsens arbejde. Hvad betyder de nye regler konkret for fondsbestyrelsens ansvar og arbejdstilrettelæggelse?

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.

Freedom-to-operate (FTO) used to be the analysis a life-science company commissioned before a product launch or a sale. Public funders have moved it to the top of the list — and where they have led, private capital is following.

Under Danish construction law, daily penalties serve as contractual remedies for contractor delays, but employers must meet strict formal requirements to enforce them. Recent arbitration decisions reveal that even when contractors are responsible for delays, failure to properly document the delay or provide timely notice can result in the complete loss of penalty claims. What procedural safeguards must employers implement to preserve their right to daily penalties under AB18?

Dagbod er et centralt redskab til at håndtere entreprenørens ansvarspådragende forsinkelse i byggerier.

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.