Property developers:

• Multiple arbitration cases regarding the renovation of the public swimming baths Roskilde Badet (for example the case reported in TBB 2023.704)
• Public procurement, contracting, ongoing advice and arbitration proceedings relating to the DAB Højbjerg Vænge housing project, leading to a settlement before the main hearing
• Litigation concerning a municipal client’s liability in relation to a fire in the Jyllingehallerne sports facility during municipal energy performance renovation works
• Arbitration concerning the City Ring Metro extension in Copenhagen, the opposing party being the CW contractor
• Expert decision on the reduction of guarantee following bankruptcy (reported in TBB 2023.913)
• Arbitration concerning defects in a ventilation system in a building used for employment and citizens’ services
• Arbitration concerning defects and design faults in facade panels, fire safety and ventilation systems in relation to the renovation of a large social housing estate.

Consultants:

• Arbitration concerning a consultant’s claim for an additional fee in connection with the renovation of electrical installations in a cultural facility (reported in TBB 2024.203)
• Arbitration and settlement regarding a consultant’s claim for additional payment for a contract concerning track renewal and speed upgrade for Banedanmark (Rail Net Denmark)
• Negotiation on redesign, additional fees and division of a consortium in relation to the Odense University Hospital (OUH) project and ongoing legal assistance relating to the Faculty of Health Sciences Building in the same hospital complex
• Arbitration concerning fees in an extended construction period for DNV Gødstrup and liability pertaining to this
• Arbitration on consultant liability in relation to the groundwater table during the construction of a motorway near Silkeborg
• Litigation and mediation concerning a Danish architectural firm’s liability for faults in the design of a school and a national swimming venue in Bergen
• Arbitration concerning consultant liability in relation to the Novo Nordisk head office in Bagsværd, settled during the exchange of pleadings
• Expert appraisal and arbitration concerning protection of an education facility in the Nørrebro district against torrential rain (reported in TBB 2021.169)
• Arbitration and multiple expert appraisals in relation the New Aalborg University Hospital (NAU)

Contractors:

• Arbitration concerning the termination of a main contract for the renovation of a large social housing complex
• Arbitration concerning the scope of the project and additional works in relation to the construction of an embassy
• ICC arbitration against the Ghanaian government concerning cross-claims in relation to the construction of seven bridges in northern Ghana
• Ongoing legal advice, expert appraisal and negotiation of an agreement on significant time-related claims in relation to a large airport construction project
• Litigation for a lead contractor in a case concerning faults in a consultant’s digital structural design for three buildings on the Carlsberg site in Copenhagen
• ICC arbitration on defects in a Spanish supplier’s provision of a boiler and other components for a waste-to-energy plant

Henrik speaks the Scandinavian languages and English.

Partner, VILTOFT, 2009-
Attorney, VILTOFT, 2000-2009
Admission to the Supreme Court, 2000
Attorney, Philip & Partnere, 1997-1999
Admission to the High Court, 1995
Admission to practise law, 1995
Assistant attorney and attorney, Legal Adviser to the Danish Government, 1992-1996
Master of Laws (MLL), University of Copenhagen, 1992

Co-author (with Michael Gjedde-Nielsen and others) of “ABR 18, Almindelige betingelser for rådgivning og bistand i bygge- og anlægsvirksomhed” (ABR 18, General conditions for consultancy services for buidling and construction works), Karnov Group, 1st edition, 2021

Author of article entitled “Udbudsreglerne og valg af bygherre til alment nybyggeri” (Procurement law and selection of social housing construction client), published in the law journal Tidsskrift for Bygge- og Boligret, 2004, pp 287ff.

Henrik teaches all subjects in the field of construction and procurement law for almost all the key providers of law courses in Denmark, including the Association of Danish Law Firms, the Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists (DJØF), the Danish Construction Knowledge Centre (MOLIO), Lawyer HR, JUC Law Training Centre, Insight Events, the Danish Association of Construction Clients and ADVOkurser. In addition, Henrik offers customised courses to public authorities and private enterprises.

Member of the board of the Danish Society for Construction and Consultation Law (since 2019)

Member of the Danish Society for Procurement Law