EU harmonised technical conditions of use to promote the availability of wireless high-speed Internet
EU harmonised technical conditions of use for the allocation of radio frequencies in the 800 MHz frequency band are to boost the expansion of wireless high-speed Internet services. Frequencies will become available in connection with the switchover to digital terrestrial TV.
23 July 2010 |
New rules on division of matrimonial property in the pipeline
The Committee on the Division of Matrimonial Property (Ægtefælleskifteudvalget) has submitted a White Paper on a revision of the rules on division of matrimonial property.
15 July 2010 |
Liberalisation of the Danish gaming market
Four bills introduced in the Danish Parliament, Folketinget, result in an amendment of the gaming legislation and a regulated, partial liberalisation of the gaming market in Denmark. As of 1 January 2011, Danish and international commercial gaming providers will be able to obtain licences for the provision of betting services and online casino games.
11 June 2010 |
Successful oil tendering round in Greenland
The Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum has received 17 applications, including from some of the world’s largest oil companies. The tendering round is conducted by the Greenland Self-government and relates to an area in Baffin Bay in West Greenland.
27 May 2010 |
Child not returned to father in England
A two-year-old boy was not returned to his father in England as this was not his place of residence.
18 May 2010 |
Agreement Clears Way for Tax Amnesty
18 May 2010 |
Tax Council Reverses Course on Securities Lending Transactions
Article Published in Tax Notes International by Bech-Bruun Tax.
14 May 2010 |
Denmark Attacks VAT Fraud on Carbon Exchanges
Bech-Bruun Tax often contributes to the international journal Tax Notes International.
11 May 2010 |
Beneficial Ownership: Defeat to Danish Tax Authority
In the first Danish decision on "beneficial ownership" to dividends distributed out of Denmark in a cross-border structure, a Luxembourg holding company was recognized as the beneficial owner of the dividends.
11 May 2010 |
The Broadcom dispute
The Danish Supreme Court finds that the sectoral barriers between telecommunications business and business involving the sale and service of computer hardware and software have eroded. The business identifier Broadcom may thus not be used for both business types.
04 May 2010 |
Bill on carbon capture and storage (CCS) to be tabled in January 2011
Capture and geological storage (CCS) of carbon dioxide (CO2) considered one of the potential weapons in the global battle against climate change. CCS Bill expected to be tabled in January 2011.
27 April 2010 |
Bech-Bruun once again receives outstanding ranking
Bech-Bruun maintains its outstanding ranking in the guide to leading law firms in Europe, the Legal 500 EMEA, despite rough year marked by financial crisis and many organisational changes.
23 April 2010 |
Enforcement of temporary custody
Swedish decision on temporary custody of an eight-year-old boy enforceable in Denmark.
22 April 2010 |
Requirements to seller of a mortgage
The Bill introduces requirements not only to the corporate form and the management but also to the person(s) who trade in real estate mortgages.
20 April 2010 |
Joint custody despite disagreements
Joint custody established despite disagreements between parents as to whether daughter should move with mother if her new spouse was seconded again.
20 April 2010 |
Audi is allowed to register slogan
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the advertising slogan »Vorsprung durch Technik« can be registered as a Community trade mark because it exhibits a certain originality and distinctive character.
06 April 2010 |
New Danish Companies Act
As of 1 March 2010 the main part of a new Companies Act entered into force in Denmark. The remaining parts of the Act will - stepwise - come into effect in the course of 2010.
18 March 2010 |
Domain names under the .eu top-level domain can now be registered in all EU languages
It is now possible to register internationalised domain names (IDNs) under the ".eu" top-level domain using characters such as "ą", "ä", "ψ", "д", "ñ", "ç" as well as æ, ø and å
03 March 2010 |
New Tax Treaty between Denmark and the Cayman Islands
A new taxation agreement between Denmark and the Cayman Islands was announced on 12 January 2010. The agreement came into force on 6 February 2010 with effect from 1 January 2011.
03 March 2010 |
Danish Competition Authority revokes merger approval for the first time ever
On 25 January 2010, at 9.38 am, the Danish Competition Authority approved Danish Agro a.m.b.a’s (“DA”) takeover of S.A.B. A.m.b.A. Landbrugets Andel (“SAB”).
08 February 2010 |
New competition law package introduced in Parliament
On 27 January 2010, the Danish Minister for Economic and Business Affairs tabled a competition law package in the Danish Parliament.
08 February 2010 |
Bill reducing taxation of Danish capital income tax
On 27 January 2010, the Danish Minister of Taxation tabled Bill no. 112, which includes a proposal to harmonise the taxation of individuals holding claims and bonds issued in Danish kroner and claims in foreign currencies and to reduce the capital gains tax rate, etc.
02 February 2010 |
New articles from Bech-Bruun Tax in Tax Notes International
Bech-Bruun Tax frequently contributes to the journal Tax Notes International.
14 January 2010 |
Leading case on information exchange within trade organisations
On 30 November 2009, the Danish Competition Appeals Tribunal (the Tribunal) handed down its ruling in a case concerning information exchange between the trade organisation the Danish Transport and Logistics Association ("DTL") and its members.
14 January 2010 |
New opportunities for intragroup restructurings
The adoption on 18 December 2009 of the Growth Acceleration Act (Wachstumsbeschleunigungsgesetz) intended to promote economic growth opened up to the possibility of real estate transfer tax exemption.
08 January 2010 |
Delayed flights to be compensated as cancellations
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that flight passengers have the right to be compensated by the air carrier where they reach their final destination three hours or more after the arrival time originally scheduled by the air carrier unless the delay was caused by extraordinary circumstances. This gives delayed flight passengers the same rights as flight passengers whose flight is cancelled.
07 January 2010 |
New article from Bech-Bruun Tax takes stock of 2009
In this article, Nikolaj Bjørnholm and Mai-Britt Klemp take stock of the Danish tax area 2009 while at the same time assessing what 2010 will bring.
04 January 2010 |