NORWAY

KEY ECONOMIC DATA

Area: 324,220 sq km

GDP: US$250.7bn

Currency: Norwegian Krone

GDP per head: €40,000

Population: 4.6 million

GDP growth: 2.5 per centInflation: 2.1 per cent
Unemployment: 4.4 per cent

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN NORWAY (2007)

January 1; April 5; April 6; April 9; May 1; May 17; May 28; December 25; December 26.

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional title: Advokat
Number of lawyers: 5,770
Female lawyers as a per cent
of the profession: 25.8 per cent

USEFUL ADDRESSES

Local bar association
Den Norske Advokatforening
Kristian Augusts gate 9
N-0164 Oslo
Tel: +47 2203 5050
Fax: +47 2211 5325
www.jus.no


EU Commission
representative office
Europakommisjonens
delegasjon til Norge og Island
Haakon VII’s gate 10 (9th floor)
N-0119 Oslo
Norway
Tel: +47 2283 3583
Fax: +47 2283 4055
delegation-norway@cec.eu.int
www.europakommisjonen.no

National justice ministry
Justice Og Politidepartementet
Akersgt 42 Oslo
PO Box 8005 Dep
Norway
Tel: +47 2224 90 90
http://odin.dep.no/jd/

CENTRAL OSLO

TRAVEL INFORMATION

A direct train service is available from Oslo Airport to the central train station. The journey takes around 22 minutes and costs 160 Krone (€20). The 47km journey by bus, taxi or minibus will take around 45 minutes.

WEBSITE

www.osl.no

 

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Arntzen de Besche
Postbox 2734 Soll
i0204 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 89 40 00
Fax: +47 23 89 40 01
www.arntzendebesche.no


Braekhus Dege Advokatfirma
Haaakon Vll’s gt.5
0114 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 23 90 90
Fax: +47 22 83 60 60
www.brakhusdege.no


Bugge Arentz Hansen & Rasmussen
Stranden 1
Postbox 1524 Vika
0117 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 83 02 70
Fax: +47 22 83 07 95
www.bahr.no


Bull & Co
Postbox 2583 Solli
0203 Olso
Tel: +47 23 01 01 01
Fax: +47 23 01 01 11
www.bullco.no


Foyen Advokatfirma DA
CJ Hambros Plass 2a
Postbox 7086 St Olavs Plass
0130 Oslo
Tel: +47 21 93 10 00
Fax: +47 21 93 10 01
www.foyen.no


Grette
Postbox 1397 Vika
0114 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 34 00 00
Fax: +47 22 34 00 01
www.grette.no


Haavind Vislie AS Advokatfirmeat
Bygdøy Allé 2
0101 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 43 30 00
Fax: +47 22 43 30 01
www.haavind.no


Hjort DA Advokatfirmaet
Akersgaten 2
Postbox 471 Sentrum
0105 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 47 18 00
Fax: +47 22 47 18 18
www.hjort.no


Hovedkontor Bergen
Dreggsalmenning 10/12
Postbox 4115 Dreggen
5835 Bergen
Tel: +47 55 30 27 00
Fax: +47 55 30 27 01
www.harris.no


Kluge Advokatfirma DA
Fr. Nansens Plass 7
Postbox 1548 Vika
0117 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 13 92 00
Fax: +47 23 13 92 01
www.kluge.no


Kvale & Co Advokatfirma Ans
Fridtjof Nansens Plass 4
Postbox 1752 Vika
0122 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 47 97 00
Fax: +47 22 47 97 01
www.kvaleco.no


Raeder Advokatfirma
Postbox 1600 Vika
0119 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 27 27 00
Fax: +47 23 27 27 01
www.reader.no


Ro Sommernes Advokatfirma DA
Postbox 1983 Vika
0125 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 00 34 40
Fax: +47 23 00 34 50
www.rosom.no


Schjodt AS Advokatfirmaet
Dronning Maudsgt 11
Postbox 2444 Solli
0201 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 01 88 00
Fax: +47 22 83 17 12
www.schjodt.no


Selmer DA
Postbox 1324 Vika
0112 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 11 65 00
Fax: +47 23 11 65 01
www.selmer.no


Simonsen Advokatfirma DA
CJ Hambros Plass 2d
Postbox 6641 St Olavs Plass
0129 Oslo
Tel: +47 21 95 55 00
Fax: +47 21 95 55 01
www.simonsenlaw.no


Steenstrup Stordrange
Stortingsg 22
Postbox 1829 Vika
0123 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 81 45 00
Fax: +47 22 81 45 01
www.steenstrup.no


Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS Advokatfirma
Haakon VIIs gate 10
Postbox 1484 Vika
0116 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 11 11 11
Fax: +47 23 11 10 10
www.thommessen.no


Torkildsen Tennoe & Co
13 Majorstuen
0330 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 59 19 00
Fax: +47 22 59 19 19
www.tt-co.no


Vogt & Wiig AS
Roald Amundsens gate 6
Postbox 1503 Vika
0117 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 31 32 00
Fax: +47 22 31 32 01
www.vogtwiig.no


Wiersholm
Postbox 1400 Vika
0115 Oslo
Tel: +47 210 210 00
Fax: +47 210 210 01
www.wiersholm.no


Wikborg Rein
Kronprinsesse Märthas Plass 1
0160 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 82 75 00
Fax: +47 22 82 75 01
www.wr.no