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Ugeskrift for Rets­væsen

In Ugeskrift for Rets­væsen (the Dan­ish Weekly Law Re­port), you will find key rul­ings and de­cisions se­lec­ted by judges from the Su­preme Court, the High Courts and the Mari­time and Com­mer­cial High Court – dat­ing all the way back to 1867.

Facts

Coverage
Denmark
Period
From 1867 – up­dated con­tinu­ously
Access
Campus + remote access - (registration needed for access)
Provider
Karnov Group
Subjects
Law

Dan­ish case law: rul­ings, de­cisions and art­icles

What can you find in UfR?

  • All rulings and the most significant decisions from the Supreme Court over the past fifty years
  • Principal rulings and decisions from the High Courts and the Maritime and Commercial High Court
  • In-depth legal articles published in UfR since 1868
  • Historical rulings and professional articles dating back to 1867

When is UfR useful?

When you need to find rulings, decisions or articles about case law in Denmark.

You can search using free text, subject categories, keyword index, act index and more.

The page numbering always matches the printed version – both on screen and in print.

Help us­ing UfR (part of Karnov)

User guides and ab­bre­vi­ations

At the bottom of every page, you will see a small speech bubble with a question mark. Click to get help with searching or printing, as well as an overview of abbreviations.

Use of Karnov doc­u­ments for teach­ing pur­poses

An agreement with Karnov Group has made it possible to use materials in PDF format for teaching purposes.

However, each individual material requires permission. In practice, this means that as a lecturer, you may upload the material to a password-protected platform such as CBS Canvas – not via email or social media like Facebook or similar platforms.

Permission: To obtain this permission, please contact Lotte Risbæk Thomsen (lt.lib@cbs.dk).

Permission must be granted for each document you wish to use.