12 June 2020
Slovak Antimonopoly Office imposes fines of EUR 6.7 million on Volkswagen dealers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/slovakia/slovak-antimonopoly-office-imposes-fines-of-eur-6-7-million-on-volkswagen-dealers

The Council of Slovak Antimonopoly Office imposed fines in the amount of EUR 6.7 million on 18 Volkswagen distributors in Slovakia. According to the Slovak Antimonopoly Office, the cartel has lasted for several years, ...

20 August 2020
An Overview of the Implementation of the Whistleblowing Directive in the Nordics
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/an-overview-of-the-implementation-of-the-whistleblowing-directive-in-the-nordics

The objective of this three-part series is to analyse how the Nordic countries are going to implement the Whistleblowing Directive. We are going to start the series with an overview of the Directive itself as well as ...

22 August 2019
Summary dismissal of an employee, who threw a computer mouse and made an audio recording from a meeting with his employer without the employer's knowledge, was unjustified
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/bortvisning-af-medarbejder-som-kastede-med-computermus-var-uberettiget

According to the Supreme Court, the summary dismissal was unjustified because the throwing of the computer mouse could not be considered as a sufficient serious breach of the employment to substantiate a summary ...

09 December 2019
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority publishes first decision and injunction on discriminatory access to accounts maintained by a credit institution
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/danish-competition-and-consumer-authority-publishes-first-decision-and-injunction

On 4 December 2019, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA) published their first decision and injunction on discriminatory access to accounts maintained by a credit institution under Article 63(1) of the ...

22 February 2019
Denmark: Regulation on the pay limit under the "pay limit scheme" in relation to application on work and residence permit
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/regulation-on-the-pay-limit-under-the-pay-limit-scheme

Third country citizens (i.e. non EU-citizens) can apply for a work- and residence permit in Denmark pursuant to various application schemes, e.g. under the so-called "pay limit scheme". It is a requirement that employee ...

16 August 2019
Bird & Bird assists AddLife with the acquisition of Lab-Vent Controls and Koldt & Ryø El
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/bird-bird-radgiver-addlife-med-opkoebet-af-labvent-controls-og-koldt-og-ryoe-el

Bird & Bird advised AddLife in its acquisition of all shares in the Danish companies Lab-Vent Controls A/S and Koldt & Ryø El A/S.

08 July 2019
Update: The New Danish Holiday Act
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/update-the-new-danish-holiday-act

The aim of this article is to give a general introduction to the changes and obligations which the implementation of the new Danish Holiday Act will produce.

02 September 2019
New EU directive ensures earmarked parental leave to men
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/nyt-direktiv-sikrer-oeremaerket-barsel-til-maend

The European Parliament and the European Council have approved the final wording for a new directive that i.a. ensures earmarked parental leave for men.

07 October 2019
Notice and stay-down orders and impact on online platforms
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/notice-and-stay-down-orders-and-impact-on-online-platforms

Last week, the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) handed down a landmark ruling on the much debated question of notice and stay-down: whether a court can require a hosting intermediary not only to remove ...

15 November 2019
Sustainability – base level for financial products, not a bonus. Market adapting to increased investor demand and recent regulatory changes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/sustainability-base-level-for-financial-products-not-a-bonus

Investors, business partners and employees are pushing issuers to facilitate the brown-to-green transition. At the same time, banks are facing increasing pressure to finance this transition. The future will tell how the ...