Profile
Søren Vagner Nielsen is a partner in our Dispute Resolution team, and he is a highly experienced litigator before all Danish courts of law.
Søren assists clients in solving corporate law disputes in a range of areas. In recent years, for instance, he has focused on advising on and handling cases involving non-performance and interpretation of contracts.A series of cases have provided Søren with solid expertise in handling industrial injury cases for insurance companies, and he handles cases under both the Danish Liability for Damages Act and the Danish Workers' Compensation Act.
Søren also handles a broad range of cases involving personal injury and property damage caused by traffic accidents, construction law, accident and labour market insurance as well as advisors' professional liability, including construction technology. In addition, Søren is engaged in cases involving product liability, business interruption insurance and general insurance law.
Søren has supplemented his legal competences with a degree as a bilingual secretary in German, and he has special experience in advising clients on cases with German documentation.
Highlights
- EgnsINVEST - arbitration proceedings involving advisors’ professional liability in connection with acquisition of investment properties in Berlin
- Codan Forsikring A/S - the lessor of a commercial property has not set aside its duty to perform winter road maintenance
- FIH Erhvervsbank A/S - case involving set-off in bankruptcy against an Icelandic insolvent estate
- Jens Jensen Murer og Entreprenør A/S - won a leading industrial injury case before the Danish Supreme Court in which a contracting firm was under no obligation to instruct and supervise an experienced bricklayer who performed routine work
- Codan Forsikring A/S - the Danish Supreme Court gave judgment in favour of the client in a case in which the architect and the master carpenter were under an obligation to indemnify the insurance company for claims originating in defects in the roof structure
- Thisted Forsikring g/s - lack of insurance cover for real estate agent due to gross negligence
- Codan Forsikring A/S - case in which the employer was not liable for an employee’s occupational disorder
Bar Admissions
The Danish Association of Insurance Law (AIDA)
Foreningen af Yngre Advokater og Advokatfuldmægtige i København (an association of young lawyers and assistant attorneys in Copenhagen)
Education
2003 Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court
1997 Certificate of Business Languages, German
1996 Admitted to the bar
1993 Master of Laws, Aarhus University
Areas of Practice
- Construction
- Dispute Resolution
- Insurance and Pension Law
- Arbitration
- Litigation
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
- 2017 Legal 500
- 2014 Legal 500
- 2013 Legal 500
Articles
The section on insurance law in ErhvervsGuiden, Magnus Informatik
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