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Christopher Hansteen

Partner Christopher Hansteen specialises in employment law, trade union law, civil servant law, pension law and litigation. He also has considerable experience working with human rights law issues. Christopher Hansteen is admitted to the Supreme Court and he has comprehensive experience as a litigator. He has assisted enterprises, employers and employees in all business sectors, and is a frequent lecturer and author of books and articles on collective and individual employment law. He has been a member of the board of the Norwegian Employment Law Association and of several human rights organisations. · Advokatfirmaet Hjort

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About

Partner at Advokatfirmaet Hjort, Christopher Hansteen specialises in employment law, trade union law, civil servant law, pension law and litigation and has considerable experience with human rights law. He is admitted to the Supreme Court, has comprehensive litigation experience, is a frequent lecturer and author on collective and individual employment law, and has served on the board of the Norwegian Employment Law Association and several human rights organisations.

Practice areas

Employment LawTrade Union LawCivil Service LawPension LawLitigationHuman Rights

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Expertise

Collective Employment LawIndividual Employment LawLabour LitigationPublic Sector EmploymentHuman Rights Law

Education

  • Cand. jur., University of Oslo (1992)
  • Intermediate subjects in socio-economy, University of Oslo (1988)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Supreme Court (2011)
  • Law practicing certificate (1995)
  • Member of the Norwegian Bar Association

Languages

NorwegianEnglish