Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS | Norway | 17 Dec 2021
"For most Norwegian organisations, digital transformation is mainly affected by the same general technology-centric laws and regulations that apply in other European jurisdictions. This...
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS | Norway | 30 Mar 2021
The Supreme Court is currently considering whether it will, for the third time, grant leave to appeal in respect of a procedural dispute in the wake of the 2015 collision between two vessels. Jurisdiction in Norway was originally sought on the basis that one of the vessel's protection and indemnity insurers was Norwegian. The previous decisions concerned the interpretation of the Lugano......
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS | Norway | 22 Dec 2020
The Norwegian Supreme Court recently issued a ruling on the insolvency exception in the Lugano Convention and other jurisdictional issues in cross-border insolvencies in a case concerning Danish insurer Alpha Insurance A/S. The Norwegian claimant believed that Section 3 of the Lugano Convention applied, which allows insureds, in matters relating to insurance, to bring actions against insurers......
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS | Norway | 20 Oct 2020
The Supreme Court recently confirmed several important starting points relevant to the periodisation of an insurance event for the assessment of cover. The ruling addressed issues relating to both defining insurance periods and determining when insurance events occur. The Supreme Court also addressed the question of what is required to revise an insurance agreement pursuant to Section 36 of......
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS | Norway | 15 Sep 2020
In marine insurance, business interruption is covered by loss of hire (LoH) insurance. LoH is a separate insurance for loss of time caused by a casualty and linked to the hull and machinery insurance for the insured vessel or unit when it covers repair costs. The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed will not be considered a 'casualty' for an insured vessel or unit. However, for......
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS | Norway | 13 Feb 2015
The eligibility of a pharmaceutical trademark for registration depends on the rules set out in the Trademark Act, which to a large extent is based on…