Background
Candidatus juris, University of Oslo 1979
Doctor juris, University of Bergen 1986
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen 1987–1989 and 1997–2006
Professor, Law Department, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration 1993–1996
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, 2006–
Own law firm 1990–2006
Dr. juris honoris causa Stockholm (2005) Tartu (2018)
Special fields
- Property law
- Contract law
- Comparative law
- Housing law
Ongoing and planned research projects at Department of Private Law
- Consumer Credit (in cooperation with University of Tartu)