News and current topics from various practice areas and industries

The Port of Bergen is one step closer to a new cargo port.

In a ruling of 13 November 2020, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision and ruled that a company was not obliged to offer employees early retirement in connection with a downsizing.

Together with our Ius Laboris colleagues from Denmark, Finland and Sweden we will provide a brief update on the current COVID-19 situation and insight into relevant HR topics in each country.

On 2 November 2020, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling (HR-2020-2109-A) with important clarifications on the concept of pay and the principle of equal treatment for agency workers.

Jørn A. Uggerud named as leader of the Norwegian Offshore Wind Cluster Contracts group.

The International energy drinks giant Monster Energy Company recently lost a trademark infringement claim against the energy drinks start-up Manimal Energy, before Borgarting Court of Appeals in Norway. The appeal court also rejected Monster’s claim that Manimal had copied Monster’s products in violation of Norwegian marketing law.

On Tuesday, June 30, the Government established changes in the NEM Regulation that clarify the rules on corporate and functional separation between power grid activities and other activities. The basis for the rule change was a proposal by the Reiten Committee in 2014, in which Hjort partner Kristin Bjella was one of three committee members who participated in the work.

The Supreme Court recently handed down a decision in a case concerning screens for iPhones imported into Norway by a mobile repair shop operator. The screens, which were not manufactured by Apple, had originally been branded with the Apple logo, but the logos were covered with marker. The question was whether the screens infringed Apple’s trademark rights.

On Friday, June 12 2020, by royal decree, the areas “Utsira Nord” and “Sørlige Nordsjø II” were opened for offshore renewables, including offshore wind power. This means it will be possible to submit license applications for offshore wind power projects. At the same time the King also adopted a regulation which supplements the Ocean Energy Act and clarifies the licensing process.