Håkun Djurhuus

Professional profile 

Håkun Djurhuus is an attorney and partner in the Lundgrens’ Litigation & Arbitration department. Håkun is highly specialised within litigation, construction law and environmental law and has more than 30 years of experience advising public authorities and private businesses as well as citizens on environmental law issues.

Håkun has conducted more than 500 cases before the ordinary courts, the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board, the Danish Institute of Arbitration and ICC, including 24 cases before the Danish Supreme Court.

Håkun’s experience covers all key aspects of environmental law and planning and zoning law. Moreover, Håkun chaired the Danish Government’s Expropriation Committee in 2017-2018 and was a ministerial appointee to the legislative preparatory committee for modernisation of the Danish environmental and nature legislation in 2014-2017, nominated by the Danish Bar Association and the Association of Danish Law Firms.

Håkun has extensive experience in teaching and giving courses and is often asked to speak and give lectures on litigation, construction and environmental law.

Highlights

• Fields in Copenhagen 
  A case regarding whether the layout of Fields is in accordance with the local development plan and regarding the validity of the 2014 decision of the Danish Natural Environment Appeals Tribunal (in Danish Naturmiljøklagenævnet)
   
• Interpretation of sewerage connection fee 
  Case before the Danish Supreme Court on interpretation of sewerage connection fee and understanding of local development plans
   
• The guest principle - Metro
  Case before the Danish Supreme Court on whether the construction law for Cityringen implied that the quest principle of the road law applied to railway areas