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Denmark Legal Documents for Denmark

Create free legal documents tailored to Denmark law. All templates comply with local legislation.

Legal System

Danish civil-law system based on the Contracts Act (aftaleloven, LBK 193/2016), Sale of Goods Act (købeloven), Companies Act (selskabsloven; ApS minimum capital DKK 20,000), Salaried Employees Act (funktionærloven) and the Employment Certificate Act (lov 501/2023), the Holiday Act, the restraint-clause Act (1565/2015), the Tenancy Act (lejeloven, LBK 341/2022) with the authorised A10 standard form, the cooperative-housing and commercial-tenancy Acts, and the Land Registration Act (tinglysningsloven). Family law is administered by Familieretshuset (parental-responsibility and spouses Acts); succession under the Inheritance Act with a forced share (tvangsarv) of 1/4 for direct heirs, estate administration at the probate court, estate duty 15%/36.25%. Debt under the Debt Instruments Act; data protection under the Data Protection Act (502/2018) and GDPR supervised by Datatilsynet. Courts: byret → landsret → Højesteret plus the Maritime and Commercial Court. Standard VAT 25%. Digital signature via MitID. Companies register with the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen/CVR).

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