Henrik Hauge Andersen

Practice Areas

Real Estate / Construction | Public Procurement | Dispute Resolution

Throughout his career, Henrik Hauge Andersen has provided legal advice on construction and procurement within the building and civil engineering sector. He has acted for all parties in the construction industry, with a primary focus on property developers and consultants, while also regularly advising contractors.

Henrik’s main expertise is dispute resolution. He has very extensive litigation and negotiation experience from several major court and arbitration cases in the field of construction, including cases relating to the construction of the Copenhagen Metro, local authorities and social housing associations, as well as large head office building projects, insurance cases, and all aspects of the legal position of technical consultants. However, Henrik’s main focus is on speedy, effective dispute resolution through negotiation, including mediation and conciliation.

Since 2012 Henrik, together with Insight Events, has organised the leading conference on construction law, ”Juridiske udfordringer i bygge & anlæg” (Legal challenges in building and construction), and he is a member of the board of the Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law.

Henrik is a co-author of a leading specialist book on construction law.

References:

Property developers:

 Multiple arbitration cases regarding the renovation of the public swimming pool, Roskilde Badet (for example the case reported in the law journal Tidsskrift for Bygge- og Boligret, 2023, p- 704)

 Public procurement, contracting, ongoing legal 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 Metro extension, Cityringen, in Copenhagen

(Henrik is representing Metroselskabet (the contractor) in the ongoing arbitration proceedings against the Cityringen civil works contractor – see Metroselskabet's press release on the Danish Building and Construction Arbitrations Boards partial award of February 2026: https://metroselskabet.dk/en/contact-and-press/press/press-releases/metroselskabet-receives-decision-in-first-part-of-arbitration-case-concerning-m3/)

 Expert decision on the reduction of guarantee following bankruptcy (reported in the law journal Tidsskrift for Bygge- og Boligret, 2023, p. 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 the law journal Tidsskrift for Bygge- og Boligret, 2024, p. 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 the law journal Tidsskrift for Bygge- og Boligret, 2021, p.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 turnkey 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

Career

Partner, VILTOFT, 2009-

Attorney, VILTOFT, 2000-2009

Admitted to the Supreme Court, 2000

Attorney, Philip & Partnere, 1997-1999

Admitted to the High Court, 1995

Admitted to the bar, 1995

Assistant attorney and attorney, Poul Schmith / Kammeradvokaten (Legal Adviser to the Danish Government), 1992-1996

Master of Laws (LLM), University of Copenhagen, 1992

Professional Memberships

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

Member of the Danish Society for Procurement Law

Publications

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 an 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.

Clients

Henrik represents Metroselskabet against Copenhagen Metro Team, the consortium of Italian contractors which performed the civil works on the Cityringen stage of the Copenhagen Metro, regarding large claims totalling approx. €1bn against the employer, Metroselskabet, for alleged extra works, delay and disruption.

Henrik advises Region Sjælland on all legal matters related to preparation of tenders, contract negotiations related to the building of Zealand University Hospital in Køge, and advising on all legal matters related to the construction works”. Matter value EUR 13.4 mio.

Work Highlights

Henrik represents Metroselskabet against Copenhagen Metro Team, the consortium of Italian contractors which performed the civil works on the Cityringen stage of the Copenhagen Metro, regarding large claims totalling approx. €1bn against the employer, Metroselskabet, for alleged extra works, delay and disruption.

See Metroselskabet's press release on the Danish Building and Construction Arbitrations Boards partial award of February 2026: https://metroselskabet.dk/en/contact-and-press/press/press-releases/metroselskabet-receives-decision-in-first-part-of-arbitration-case-concerning-m3/

Languages Spoken

Henrik speaks the Scandinavian languages and English.