Peter Lambert

Attorney, Partner

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Peter Lambert holds specialist qualifications in advocacy, media, entertainment and IP law, marketing law, company law, general law of obligations and the law of damages.

Peter has extensive experience of conducting court cases and arbitration cases, having conducted scores of cases before the Supreme Court. He is also experienced in conducting cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union and is frequently appointed to act as arbitrator.

Peter is a leading media law attorney in Denmark and has - in his capacity as permanent attorney representing DR since 1993 – conducted a huge number of cases of general public importance concerning the media’s freedom of expression.

In addition, Peter has for many years been providing advisory services to companies within all areas of the law, including mergers & acquisitions, the negotiation and formation of other types of agreements, board assignments, rights, issues of marketing and competition law, disputes and employment law.

Career

Lassen Ricard, 1988-

Partner, Lassen Ricard, 1992-

Admitted to the Supreme Court, 1998

Education

Certified Arbitrator, 2007

Attorney, 1991

Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen, 1988

Minor in Latin, University of Copenhagen, 1983

Languages

The Scandinavian languages

English

Teaching experience

Tutor of property and insolvency law, University of Copenhagen, 1991-1996

Lecturer at JUC’s continuing education courses, 2008-2009

Often conducts seminars in media law, including for lawyers at DR and TV2, the Danish Association for Entertainment and Media Law, law students and others

External examiner at the University of Southern Denmark, 2020-

Honorary posts

Member of the Ministry of Culture’s media liability committee

Board member of numerous companies

Member of the board of directors and the board of representatives of Kofoed’s School

Chairman of the board of directors of Johan Otto Wroblewskis Fond

Member of the board of representatives of the Danish Rheumatism Association

Member of the board of the Fairtrade Mark

Member of the board of the Bird Protection Foundation

Permanent chairman of the meetings of the board of representatives of the Danish Society for Nature Conservation since 1994

Professional memberships

The Danish Supreme Court Bar Association

The Danish Arbitration Association

The Danish Copyright Society

The Danish Association for Entertainment and Media Law

Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law

Legal500:

Included in the Hall of Fame

Intellectual property: ”Peter Lambert leads the team and has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration proceedings”

Media and entertainment: “Peter Lambert heads up the team and is highly skilled in contentious matters in the media and entertainment sector.”

Dispute resolution: “Peter Lambert leads the team and is particularly recognised for his work in libel litigation in the media sector.”

“Peter Lambert and Henrik Schütze, who have a ‘calm, confidence-building’ courtroom manner, handle copyright and media disputes.””

Chambers:

“Peter Lambert is renowned for his media expertise and frequently represents radio stations in litigation. A source highlights his dispute resolution prowess, describing him as "a skilled attorney going to court," while another remarks he is "very knowledgeable in this area."”

“Peter Lambert is a well-recognised practitioner who acts for clients on trademark disputes. Interviewees note his activity in the media sector.”

Books

“Personlighedsret/Personality Rights”, co-author (Thomson, 2007)

“Kildebeskyttelse/Protection of Sources”, Peter Lambert and Iben Gjessing (Djøf Publishing, 2014)

"Medieansvarsloven med kommentarer/The Media Liability Act with Comments” (Djøf Publishing, 2017)

“Medieansvarsloven og de presseetiske regler med kommentarer/The Media Liability Act and the Press Ethical Rules with Comments” (2nd edition), Peter Lambert and Iben Gjessing (Djøf Publishing, 2021)

“Kildebeskyttelse/Protection of Sources” (2nd edition), Peter Lambert and Iben Gjessing (Djøf Publishing, 2023)

Articles

“Ophavsretlig beskyttelse af TV-formater/Copyright Protection of TV formats” (NIR; Nordic Intellectual Law Review 2001, 387-395)

“Redaktøransvaret/Editor liability” (The Weekly Law Reports 2013B.174-183)

“Om rettighedssammenstød og skjult kamera/On the clash of rights and hidden cameras”, Peter Lambert, Iben Gjessing and Peter Skov (The Weekly Law Reports 2014B.359-366).

Selected cases

Peter has conducted numerous cases of general public importance, particularly within media and copyright law:

Case before the Western High Court concerning the copyright in DR’s ‘Bamse og Kylling’ characters (1996)
Case before the Supreme Court concerning a managing director’s right to withdraw a resignation letter (2007)
Case before the Eastern High Court concerning the limits to opinions and facts in defamation law (2008)
Case before the Eastern High Court concerning the Prosecution Authority’s request for discovery in relation to unedited footage for a TV programme on the men behind prostitution (2008)
Case before the Eastern High Court concerning the limits to the right to quote in the use of film excerpts in a feature on a film director (2009)
Case before the Supreme Court involving issues of general public importance about the grounds for injunctions against the media (2010)
The so-called “Leak Case” before the Supreme Court about journalists’ protection of their sources in relation to published information about an impending deployment of the Danish Special Operations Force (Jægerkorpset) to Iraq (2011)
Case before the Supreme Court concerning the limits to the media’s use of hidden cameras (2012)
Case before the Eastern High Court concerning NGOs’ extended freedom of expression (2013)
Case before the Supreme Court concerning the proper party restrained by injunction against the media (2014)
Case before the Western High Court concerning NGOs’ extended freedom of expression (2018)
Case before the Eastern High Court concerning the conditions for withdrawing consent to participation in a TV production (2020)
Case before the Eastern High Court concerning the principles for blurring in connection with broadcasting of hidden camera footage (2024)