News and current topics from various practice areas and industries

Hjort has assisted in a case concerning the question of whether a claim for retroactive enrollment in an occupational pension scheme becomes time-barred under section 1 of the Limitation Act.

Hjort has assisted the Danish company Bio Recycling ApS (plaintiff), which was awarded NOK 30 million in compensation in the district court. The judgment is not final.

As a result of exciting and dynamic times within the energy industry, Chambers and Partners have highlighted the growth by publishing a new global practice guide, “Alternative Energy and Power 2023”.

There have been several predictions that the construction industry is on the verge of a wave of bankruptcies. As legal advisors, we encounter entities worried about their contracting parties being on the brink of bankruptcy in ongoing projects. The concern is understandable, due to the current challeng-es of the industry, and the potentially significant consequences of a bankruptcy. This raises the ques-tion of what can be done to effectively protect one’s own interest in the event of a potential bankruptcy.

Hjort assisted in the expansion of UtsiraVIND Consortium

We are pleased to be once again sending a Hjort delegation to the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Annual Conference!

In collaboration with Lowenstein Sandler, our firm advised Reach Capital LLC, a US-based venture capital fund, in its role as lead investor in a NOK 48 million share issue in Curipod AS, a Norwegian edtech company.

In recent years, there have been several proposed and implemented changes to the Working Environment Act, including stricter regulations on hiring, especially with regards to temporary employment. On June 16th, the government presented proposals for new changes, covering the use of trial periods, the right to written justification statements if part-time or temporary employees request more predictable and secure working conditions, as well as the requirements for written employment contracts and the consequences of deficiencies in these contracts.

Hjort lawyers Erik Gjævenes and Liv Zimmermann assisted Hydropower AS in obtaining approval for the establishment of a new solar power plant that is under construction in Modum municipality.