Drafting, negotiation, review, and interpretation of commercial agreements — drafted to be read, and to be relied upon.
Provided by Moore Law · CVR 43 57 76 70.
Contracts are the infrastructure on which most commercial activity rests. The good ones are read carefully, drafted deliberately, negotiated with intention, and rely on a small number of clearly-articulated principles. The bad ones are assembled from precedent without thought, drafted to obscure rather than to clarify, and produce disputes that the original parties never anticipated.
Good drafting is the prevention of disputes. Good advocacy, when disputes do arise, is the cure. Moore Law’s contract practice is built on the conviction that prevention is significantly cheaper than cure — and that the time spent on the contract at the outset is, in almost every case, the most rewarding legal cost a client incurs in the life of a commercial relationship.
Danish contract law sits in the civil-law tradition, with the Danish Contracts Act (Aftaleloven) providing the principal statutory framework, supplemented by a substantial body of case law and the general principles of Danish private law. The firm advises across the range of Danish-law contracts and across international commercial contracts where Danish law has been chosen or where the contract has Danish-law dimensions.
Drafting of contracts from first principles, tailored to the specific commercial situation. This is significantly more work than adaptation from precedent, but it produces documents that actually fit the underlying transaction. Particularly relevant for transactions of substance, novel arrangements, and contracts that will govern long-term relationships.
Distribution agreements, commercial agency agreements, reseller arrangements, and franchise structures — including the cross-border dimensions and the protections available under the Danish Commercial Agents Act for genuine agency relationships.
Services agreements across industries — including consulting, advisory, professional services, IT services, construction-related services, and creative services. Particular attention to scope definition, service levels, liability allocation, and termination mechanics.
Licensing agreements for intellectual property, technology, and proprietary content. Treatment of royalty arrangements, territorial scope, exclusivity, sub-licensing rights, and the IP-protection mechanics that sit alongside the commercial deal.
Drafting of agreements outside the standard commercial categories — including settlement agreements, confidentiality arrangements (NDAs), letters of indemnity, hold-harmless arrangements, secondment agreements, and the many other documents that high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and founder-led businesses periodically need.
Review and negotiation of contracts proposed by other parties — including the identification of material issues, the drafting of mark-ups, and the conduct of negotiation rounds. Where the client lacks counsel familiar with the relevant legal system, this is often the most consequential form of legal advice available.