Construction

Whether it be property development, offshore projects or any other type of building or construction project, the parties will have to deal with a number of legal issues. Our team of specialists can help ensure a correct and optimum tender process, prepare and negotiate construction contracts, handle disputes concerning additional works, defects and delays, etc. We advise parties to a construction project throughout the process.

Ensuring a smooth construction process

Our top-level specialists have longstanding experience from some of Denmark’s largest building and construction projects and will guide you smoothly through the process from conceptualisation to completion. Through varied and balanced advice, we help solve the problems that often arise during building and construction projects etc. We are not afraid to think outside the box – also when it comes to using new approaches to collaboration and different contract models. It all depends on the what is best suited for the situation at hand. We work together with other specialists in our firm on issues related to land acquisition, relaying of supply lines, financing and environmental law and disposal. Our main focus is on ensuring the best possible construction process while safeguarding the legal position of our client.

Construction law – from contract drafting to dispute resolution

We are experts in the field of construction law, and we assist our clients with everything from handling challenges involving procurement rules to conducting cases before courts of law and arbitration tribunals. In recent years, we have won a number of leading cases before the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, and we have assisted a number of private sector players with organising efficient calls for tenders for various services.

We can help you with:

• The tender process
• Contract formation
• Ongoing advice during the construction process
• Handling of disputes, including expert surveys and appraisals
• Mediation/conciliation and conducting cases before courts of law and arbitration tribunals
• Developing new forms of collaboration and testing alternative approaches.

We provide assistance to a number of Denmark’s largest construction clients, including:

• The Danish Building and Property Agency – a number of university buildings
• The Danish Capital Region – construction of hospitals
• Femern A/S – the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link
• The Danish Prison and Probation Service – the new prison on the island of Falster
• Non-profit housing associations – refurbishment and new building, including by using the delegation model
• Property developers – a number of large property projects in Copenhagen and other places
• Urban development all over Denmark

Contact our construction law specialists

Successful completion of building and construction projects etc. requires a broad range of top-level competencies. Contact our team of specialist legal advisors to get specific and solution-oriented advisory services. We will guide you smoothly through the entire process, from tender to arbitration proceedings (if needed), based on our longstanding experience from working on some of Denmark’s largest building and construction projects.