The Ministry of Taxation Affirms a Response in a Case Concerning Deferral
The Ministry of Taxation has affirmed a response in a case concerning the deferral of payment of a tax claim, where the deferral was made conditional upon the provision of security. The case concerned the legality of requiring the provision of security as a condition for deferral of a tax claim. During the proceedings, it […]
More than 5 years of litigation concluded with a victory in the High Court
For more than 5 years, Sønderby Legal has represented a client in a case first in the district court and then in the Western High Court, where the client was accused of violating a non-compete clause entered into between our client and another company in the same industry.
TV2 and the company “Dokumentarkompagniet ApS” are prohibited from broadcasting activist films recorded during burglaries
The court in Odense has issued an injunction against TV2 and the production company “Dokumentarkompagniet ApS”, prohibiting them from showing recordings of animal activists’ illegal intrusion onto the property of Jeppe Bloch Nielsen, chairman of Danish Pig Producers, where his family lives.
The prosecution drops claims against pig producer regarding imprisonment and disqualification from rights
In its police report, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration had placed considerable emphasis on the fact that the farmer had remained silent in response to a hearing via e-boks.
The prosecution has just announced that claims for disqualification from rights and imprisonment have been dropped. For an extended period, a farmer has been prosecuted with claims for deprivation of liberty and disqualification from the right to engage in pig farming. The claims have now been dropped.
First millions in the account – farmer wins EU dispute again over the Danish AgriFish Agency
Even though a farmer had already won a landmark case before the summer holidays this year regarding subsidies for his climate-friendly barn, which he built almost 10 years ago, he had to go through a “renewed processing”, which also had to be won. The Danish AgriFish Agency, which is part of the Ministry of Green […]
Victory for Danish Pig Producers and SamMark in the Eastern High Court opens up for compensation to more
The state did not comply with an EU ruling on internal inspection height on pig vehicles in 2011. In the eight years that passed before the rule was finally repealed, it cost the pig transporters significant losses. Now, according to the law firm Sønderby Legal, it is costing taxpayers dearly that the then-current rules were […]
Farmer wins case against the Danish AgriFish Agency
A ruling from the Board of Appeal for Environmental and Food Affairs has just concluded a case of principle regarding the lapse of commitment, repayment of grants, and exclusion from applying for support under similar schemes in 2021 and 2022. The Board ruled in favor of our client – a farmer – stating that the […]
In one and the same week
Good news for the rule of law – 21 dropped charges and 1 acquittal on EU law in the same week The purpose of our intensified effort is to reduce the number of blemishes on the criminal records of farmers and related business operators. Not just reduce the fines. There are indications that we are […]
New Partner at Sønderby Legal
Sønderby Legal welcomes a new partner to the Copenhagen office, Attorney Casper Vinther. We look forward to the collaboration and to expanding our expertise within commercial law. “With areas of expertise such as procedural law, general business consulting, including in particular company law and construction law – and as an extension of this, considerable experience […]
The Trade Secrets Directive must be taken seriously.
THE TRADE SECRETS DIRECTIVE MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY – ALSO IN DENMARK 1 year in prison. It had major consequences for an employee to obtain information about the company’s trade secrets and to copy this information to their own email. The circumstances were that shortly before a self-chosen resignation, it turned out that an employee […]