DENMARK Law and Practice Contributed by: Thomas Maaberg Hansen and Peter Sand, Gorrissen Federspiel
7.8 Whistleblower Protections Denmark does not have a separate statutory whistle - blower regime specifically for breaches of defence- related regulation. Such reports may instead fall within the general framework of the Danish Act No 1436 of 29 June 2021 on the Protection of Whistleblowers (the “Danish Whistleblower Act”). Where the Danish Whistleblower Act applies, whistleblowers benefit from the general protections provided under the law, including confidentiality and protection against retali - ation. However, the Danish Whistleblower Act does not apply to reports containing classified information. 7.9 Corporate Criminal Liability Under Danish law, legal entities may be subject to criminal liability for breaches of defence-related regu - lation, where the relevant legislation provides for cor - porate criminal liability. This may include export con - trol violations and breaches of applicable sanctions legislation. The Danish Weapons Act, for instance, expressly provides that companies and other legal entities may be held criminally liable under the rules in Chapter 5 of the Criminal Code for breaches of its export control provisions.
Please also see 5.3 Classified Information and Offi - cial Secrets and 7.4 Dawn Raids and Unannounced Inspections . 7.6 Debarment and Exclusion From Future Procurement Please refer to 2.10 Exclusion Grounds regarding grounds for exclusion in public procurement. 7.7 Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution There is no specialist Danish court with exclusive juris - diction over disputes arising from defence contracts. Contractual disputes involving the Danish Ministry of Defence, the Danish defence sector or defence-sector suppliers are generally subject to the ordinary Dan - ish courts, unless the contract contains an arbitration agreement or provides for another agreed dispute- resolution mechanism. Ordinary civil proceedings are therefore the principal forum for contractual disputes.
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