New act entitles em­ployers to order em­ployees to produce a Corona passport and a negative COVID-19 test result

On 25 November 2021, the Danish parliament adopted a bill entitling employers to order employees to produce a Corona passport and a negative COVID-19 test result. The following is an overview of the new rules.

New Supreme Court ruling con­cerning unilate­rally obtained state­ments

In a recent Supreme Court ruling, the court decided whether a statement of loss prepared by the plaintiff’s auditor could be produced during legal proceedings. The Supreme Court found that it was an expert opinion obtained after the commencement of the legal proceedings and it was therefore not allowed.

New vertical block exemp­tion regu­lation is on the way

The so-called vertical block exemption regulation (VBER) determines which competition restrictions may lawfully be agreed in many distribution agreements. Consequently, the rules also affect many trading relationships. The present regulation came into force in 2010 and expires at the end of May 2022. We have prepared the below overview of what to expect from the new rules.

Danone sells Aqua d’Or Mineral Water to Royal Unibrew

Horten has advised Danone in connection with the sale of Aqua d’Or Mineral Water.

Maj Invest Equity new majority owner of N'Age ApS

Horten has advised Maj Invest Equity in connection with the acquisition of 55 % of the shares in N'Age ApS.