In the beginning of May, the Danish Folketing passed a bill amending the Danish Act on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism according to which new obligations will be imposed on companies and persons covered by the said Act. This newsletter provides you with an overview of the most important amendments. On […]
The new Danish Holiday Act will take effect as at 1 September 2020, and the change in legislation from the present holiday entitlement scheme to concurrent holiday means that the first step of a transitional arrangement was already introduced on 1 January 2019. Change in holiday entitlement scheme to a concept of concurrency holiday Previously, […]
The GDPR stipulates high requirements for obtaining consent, however, in many cases, consent is not needed for processing personal data. For example, processing of personal data may also be lawful in consequence of contractual compliance, a legal obligation or a balancing of interests, and such others should always be considered before relying on consent as the lawful basis for processing. […]
Cross-border data breach – to be notified once, however, information about a breach to be given in all countries. In the event of cross-border processing of personal data, a personal data breach may entail a risk for persons in more than one EU member state. Hence, a French company may process data not only on […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Sidsel Hauge of AWA Denmark. Sidsel has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyright and IP – Patents member in Denmark. AWA is a leading full-service intellectual property firm with 300 employees across 16 offices in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, China […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Henrik Christian Strand of Holst, Advokater. Henrik Christian has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law (Corporate) Member in Denmark. I am an experienced attorney thriving on working in a dynamic and challenging environment. I have been working and studying in the […]
QUESTION ONE – Which techniques are typically used by international counterparties in your experience to overcome challenges in the negotiation process? Cross-cultural creation of relationships has become a widely spread and effective technique for negotiating Hardball approaches are not very common anymore. Negotiators often focus on identifying and recognising sensitivity and awareness during the negotiations. […]
Multi-national corporations will always have a wide range of different contracts in place at any one time, be they with contractors, suppliers, vendors, clients or intellectual property licensors, among other […]
Read moreMillions of Swedish phone calls between nurses and patients were left unprotected online In mid-February, Computer Sweden revealed that on an unprotected web browser they had found 2.7 million phone calls made since 2013 to the public healthcare hotline, 1177 Vårdguiden. During the 170,000 hours of recorded files, sensitive data such as illnesses, medications, previous […]
Replacing the existing Data Protection Directive, General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect in May 2018. Exactly 3 months ahead for the enforcement, enterprises are currently in a hurry providing the compliances foreseen by the GDPR. This legal change of requirements in the ever growing field of work of personal data, has even produced […]
The exact consequences of Brexit are still unclear. However, Britain’s leaving is going to have impact on Danish companies in the British market as well as British companies in the Danish market. The advice of Holst, Advokater is therefore that you prepare your company for the exit. This newsletter gives you a brief insight on […]
The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29th 2019, officially dissolving its membership after 25 years. During that time the EU has expanded considerably […]
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