Accounting policies

Reporting class

This annual report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Danish Financial Statements Act governing reporting class C enterprises (medium).

The accounting policies applied to these financial statements are consistent with those applied last year.

A few changes have been made to the presentation of the Company’s comparative figures for Other external expenses and Staff costs. These changes have no effect on the Companys’s income statement, total assets or equity.

Recognition and measurement

Assets are recognised in the balance sheet when it is probable as a result of a prior event that future economic benefits will flow to the Entity, and the value of the asset can be measured reliably.

Liabilities are recognised in the balance sheet when the Entity has a legal or constructive obligation as a result of a prior event, and it is probable that future economic benefits will flow out of the Entity, and the value of the liability can be measured reliably.

On initial recognition, assets and liabilities are measured at cost. Measurement subsequent to initial recognition is effected as described below for each financial statement item.

Anticipated risks and losses that arise before the time of presentation of the annual report and that confirm or invalidate affairs and conditions existing at the balance sheet date are considered at recognition and measurement.

Income is recognised in the income statement when earned, whereas costs are recognised by the amounts attributable to this financial year.

Foreign currency translation

On initial recognition, foreign currency transactions are translated applying the exchange rate at the transaction date. Receivables, payables and other monetary items denominated in foreign currencies that have not been settled at the balance sheet date are translated using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences that arise between the rate at the transaction date and the rate in effect at the payment date, or the rate at the balance sheet date, are recognised in the income statement as financial income or financial expenses.

Income statement

Revenue

Revenue from the sale of services is recognised in profit or loss as and when the service agreed is provided whereby revenue equals the selling price of the work performed in the financial year (the percentage-ofcompletion method). Recognition at selling price is based on the assumption that all income and expenses and the stage of completion at the balance sheet date can be measured reliably and that it is probable that payment will be received.

Tax on profit/loss for the year

Gorrissen Federspiel Advokatpartnerselskab is not an independent taxpayer, for which reason neither current tax nor deferred tax on profit/loss for the year is provided for in the financial statements. Gorrissen Federspiel Advokatpartnerselskabs resultat is taxed at the level of the shareholders of the Private Limited Partnership in accordance with the current rules of Danish tax law.

Other external expenses

Other external expenses include expenses relating to the Entity’s ordinary activities, including expenses for premises, stationery and office supplies, marketing costs, etc. This item also includes writedowns of receivables recognised in current assets.

Staff costs

Staff costs comprise salaries and wages, and social security contributions, pension contributions, etc for entity staff.

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses relating to intangible assets comprise depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses for the financial year, and gains and losses from the sale of intangible assets.

Other financial income

Other financial income comprises interest income, including interest income from bank deposits and foreign currency transactions.

Other financial expenses

Other financial expenses comprise interest expenses, including interest expenses on payables and foreign currency transactions.

Balance sheet

Goodwill

Goodwill is the positive difference between cost and fair value of assets and liabilities arising from acquisitions. Goodwill is amortised straight-line over its estimated useful life, which is fixed based on the experience gained by Management for each business area. For amounts of goodwill, useful life has been determined based on an assessment of whether the enterprises are strategically acquired enterprises with a strong market position and a long-term earnings profile and whether the amount of goodwill includes intangible resources of a temporary nature that cannot be separated and recognised as separate assets. Useful lives are reassessed annually. The amortisation periods used are 7 years.

Goodwill is written down to the lower of recoverable amount and carrying amount.

Receivables

Receivables are measured at amortised cost, usually equalling nominal value less writedowns for bad and doubtful debts.

Client balances, net

Client balances comprise the net amount of client accounts at financial institutions and client payables. Set-off is effected when the net amount is recognised in the balance sheet whereas the gross amount is specified in the note to the financial statements.

Client accounts at financial institutions comprise all trust funds held in special client accounts at financial institutions. The client accounts are subject to the rules governing attorneys’ obligations related to the treatment of trusted funds.

Client payables comprise all of such amounts as are received on the account of a third party.

Contract work in progress

Contract work in progress is measured at the selling price of work carried out on cases at the balance sheet date and costs incurred on such cases.

If the selling price of a contract in progress cannot be made up reliably, it is measured at the lower of costs incurred and net realisable value.

Each contract in progress is recognised in the balance sheet under receivables or liabilities other than provisions, depending on whether the net value, which is calculated as the selling price less prepayments received, is positive or negative.

Prepayments

Prepayments comprise incurred costs relating to subsequent financial years. Prepayments are measured at cost.

Cash

Cash comprises cash in hand and bank deposits.

Dividend

Dividend is recognised as a liability at the time of adoption at the general meeting. Proposed dividend for the financial year is disclosed as a separate item in equity. Extraordinary dividend adopted in the financial year is recognised directly in equity when distri buted and disclosed as a separate item in Management’s proposal for distribution of profit/loss.

Treasury shares

Acquisition and selling prices and dividends for treasury shares are classified directly as equity under retained earnings. Gains and losses on sale are not recognised in the income statement.

Other provisions

Other provisions comprise anticipated costs of non-recourse guarantee commitments, returns, loss on contract work in progress, decided and published restructuring, etc.

Other provisions are recognised and measured as the best estimate of the expenses required to settle the liabilities at the balance sheet date. Provisions that are estimated to mature more than one year after the balance sheet date are measured at their discounted value.

Once it is probable that total costs will exceed total income from a contract in progress, provision is made for the total loss estimated to result from the relevant contract.

Operating leases

Lease payments on operating leases are recognised on a straightline basis in the income statement over the term of the lease.

Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost, which usually corresponds to nominal value.

Cash flow statement

The cash flow statement shows cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, and cash and cash equivalents at the beginning and the end of the financial year.

Cash flows from operating activities are presented using the indirect method and calculated as the operating profit/loss adjusted for non-cash operating items and working capital changes.

Cash flows from investing activities comprise payments in connection with investments.

Cash flows from financing activities comprise changes in the size or composition of the contributed capital and related costs, and the raising of loans, repayments of interest-bearing debt, including lease liabilities, purchase of treasury shares and payment of dividend.

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and with an insignificant price risk less short-term bank loans.