PhD defence: Mark Ørberg

The dissertation – titled Foundation Law and The Living Charter – contains a legal analysis of Danish foundation law concerning the purposes and objectives of Danish foundations covered by the foundation acts. I consider which interpretive methods or »tools« one should or must apply whilst reading the purpose expressed in a foundation’s charter (by-laws). Next, I consider settled/prevailing law in terms of the purpose amendment threshold (formålsændringskriteriet) and identify the factors that are permissible or mandatory in the application of the purpose amendment threshold. The dissertation draws inspiration from Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish foundation law, and it includes a vast amount of cases from the Danish authorities issuing administrative decisions on foundation law. Thus, the dissertation provides a theoretical and practical contribution to Danish foundation law and the framework conditions for the Danish foundation’s philanthropic activities.

Primary Supervisor:
Professor mso Peter Koerver Schmidt
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy (MPP)
Copenhagen Business School
 
Secondary Supervisor:
Professor mso Kim Østergaard,
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy (MPP)
Copenhagen Business School
 
Assessment Committee:
Professor Peter Arnt Nielsen (Chair)
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy (MPP)
Copenhagen Business School
 
Professor Tore Bråthen
Law & Governance
BI Norwegian Business School
 
Professor Margrethe Buskerud Christoffersen
Department of Private Law
University of Oslo
 
Thesis:
The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk
 
Reception:
The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence at FUHU Faculty Club (3rd floor above the canteen), Solbjerg Plads.