Atle Melø, Author at Advokatfirmaet Melø AS

Labour law

Email from union representative constituted a whistleblowing report under the Working Environment Act

A union representative assisted a colleague at a meeting attended, among others, by an HR manager, during which the colleague received a formal warning. The following day, the union representative sent an email to a manager within...

Atle Melø1. January 2024

Tax law

Norway to participate in international agreement on the exchange of information relating to crypto-assets

Norway has recently signed a joint statement of intent with 47 countries to implement the OECD’s new Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), which establishes a standard for the reporting and automatic exchange of information relating to crypto-assets. The participating countries aim to carry out the first...

Atle Melø1. January 2024

Property Law Corporate law

Change of share ownership did not trigger a right of first refusal over real property

Two neighbouring commercial properties in the Municipality of Bremanger were subject to a reciprocal right of first refusal. After the company owning one of the properties encountered financial difficulties, the original shareholder...

Atle Melø6. July 2023

Property Law

Supreme Court: Petition for compulsory dissolution of co-ownership may be withdrawn

Two of the co-owners of a residential co-ownership property in Kristiansand petitioned for the compulsory dissolution of the co-ownership arrangement. The third co-owner agreed to the petition. On that basis, the District Court ordered the compulsory dissolution of the co-ownership pursuant to the simplified procedure...

Atle Melø29. June 2023

Tax law

Hotels were not entitled to deduct amounts from employees’ tips

At Oslo Plaza Hotel AS and Hotel Bristol AS in Oslo, several groups of employees receive tips from guests. Until 1 January 2019, the tips were distributed in full among the...

Atle Melø5. May 2023

Corporate law

Board members acquitted of damages claim brought by investors

The primary purpose of Spiro Medical AS was to further develop and commercialise a product designed for the diagnosis and treatment of various sleep disorders. In a private share capital increase conducted in 2014, several...

Atle Melø25. January 2023

Property Law

The park principle did not apply to a small plot of land zoned as parkland

Following the sale of development plots in an area of Stavanger in 1993, the seller of a substantial portion of the land retained ownership of a small parcel that had been zoned as parkland. The zoning restriction...

Atle Melø24. January 2023

Labour law

Substitute teachers were not entitled to permanent employment after three years

A woman had worked as a substitute teacher for more than three years and claimed entitlement to a permanent position with the Municipality of Nord-Fron. Under Section 14-9 of the Norwegian Working Environment Act, employees who have been temporarily employed...

Atle Melø1. November 2022

Property Law

Real estate agent held liable for damages following error in bidding process

In connection with the sale of an apartment in Oslo, a prospective buyer submitted an offer that was accepted by the seller within the acceptance deadline. However, the real estate agent failed to communicate the seller’s acceptance to the bidder, and as a result no binding...

Atle Melø23. August 2022

Property Law

Home seller had no duty to disclose that a neighbour had a criminal conviction

The case concerned the sale of a residential property in Rogaland. Shortly before the property was placed on the market, a man living in a neighbouring house had been sentenced to imprisonment for...

Atle Melø30. July 2022