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Partner Linea R. Conforti has been appointed as the new chairman of Lund Elmer Sandager’s Board of Directors. Linea has been a member of the Board since 2020 and will take over the chairmanship immediately. At the same time, Partner Christian Petri joins as a new board member.

Danish companies have a strong desire to employ Ukrainian refugees, and as a result, the Government has introduced a fast-track scheme, which will take effect from 22 April 2022.

The Legal 500, which is the leading legal directory based on market research and client feedback, has just published the 2022 rankings in which they recommend Lund Elmer Sandager in seven different categories.

Lund Elmer Sandager has contributed with the enlightening chapter on Danish labour and employment law, which provides updated insights into the Danish legal employment environment for the international guide which covers cross-border insights of employment law in 35 jurisdictions.

A broad political majority in the Danish Parliament passed a proposed law on 22 March 2022, which involves that employers from 1 July 2022 may not request information regarding age in connection with job applications.

Agilitas-backed Cibicom has acquired all shares in Danish Telpartner. Telpartner specialises in DAS solutions (Distributed Antenna Systems), which is used for indoor mobiles services. Cibicom is leading in digital transmission, data infrastructure and communication in Denmark and is the nationwide transmitter of digital terrestrial TV and radio.

A long with a broad majority of the Danish Parliament, the government has passed a special law for refugees from Ukraine. The special law constitutes an exception to the rules of the Immigration law and aims to secure a temporary residence and work permit in Denmark for persons driven away due to the war in Ukraine.

On 3 March 2022, the Danish Parliament passed an amendment to the law on earmarked leave, which will apply from 2 August 2022. The new leave model is intended to promote equality between parents, single parents and LGBT+ families.

The Danish Data Protection Agency and other European data protection agencies currently have a strong focus on whether companies’ cookie solutions comply with the rules in the GDPR. It includes e.g. solutions within Google Analytics and IAB’s standard solution for cookies and advertisements, Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), where there are many indications that Danish companies may prepare for alternative solutions.

The Government and several political parties have agreed on a new model for the working environment rules that apply to working from home.

The European Commission has made a proposal for a new directive to ensure that platform workers have access to the workers’ rights and social benefits that workers are entitled to. In addition, the directive must ensure the platform’s effective exploitation of the economic potential of the internal market.

On 25 November 2021, the Danish Parliament adopted several changes to the Marketing Law, which involves that the level of fines for certain violations of the Marketing Law will significantly increase from 1 January 2022. At the same time, stricter rules have been introduced for marketing aimed at children and young people. Get an overview of the most important changes.