Michael Wiisbye

Practice Areas

Michael Wiisbye has 25 years of experience in insurance and tort law. He advises a number of Danish and foreign insurance companies and has conducted a large number of cases before the courts and arbitration tribunals, many of which have concerned the key principles of insurance and tort law. Among other main areas of practice is construction law, which is a field in which Michael Wiisbye conducts many court and arbitration cases for professional advisers. Furthermore, he works as an arbitrator, and Michael Wiisbye is also the author of a number of books and numerous articles.

Career

1985-1994 The Danish Insurance Complaints Board, head of office.

1994- Nielsen Nørager Law Firm LLP.

Professional Memberships

Member of the committee on the tort and insurance law of the Danish Bar and Law Society (FEF), Member of the committee of the Danish Association for Insurance Law (AIDA), member of the Supreme Court bar association.

Publications

Commentary on the Law on liability for damages, co-author 5th ed., 1999, 6th ed., 2002, and 7th ed, 2020. International Personal Injury Compensation, co-author, Sweet & Maxwell, 1996. Legal Costs Insurance, Forsikringshøjskolens Forlag, 1994. Insurance Complaints Tribunals in Europe, Nordisk försäkringstidskrift, 1988. Numerous articles on insurance and tort law.