Judges and Staff

Members - Staff

Páll Hreinsson, President

 

 

Born:

20 February 1963, in Reykjavík, Iceland.

 

Studies:

Cand. Juris 1988 from the University of Iceland. Visitor student in Administrative Law and Public Administration at the University of Copenhagen 1990-1991. Doctor Juris 2005 from the University of Iceland.

 

 

Professional Career:
  • Assistant Judge, City Court of Reykjavík, 1988–1991.
  • Special Assistant, The Althing Ombudsman (The Parliamentary Ombudsman’s Office), 1991-1998.
  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, 1998–1999. Professor of Law, University of Iceland, 1999-2007
  • Vice-Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, 2002-2005.
  • Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Iceland, 2005–2007.
  • Judge, Supreme Court of Iceland, 2007-2011.
  • Judge of the EFTA Court since 15 September 2011.
  • President of the EFTA Court since 1 January 2018.

 

Publications:

13 books and 42 articles on Administrative law, constitutional law and law of obligations.

 

Occupational activities under Article 4 of the Statute of the EFTA Court:

No current activities.

 

PRESIDENT HREINSSON’S CABINET
  • Ólafur Ísberg Hannesson – Legal Secretary – Tel: (+352) 42 108 313
  • Kristjan Jónsson – Legal Secretary – Tel: (+352) 42 108 338
  • Hrafnhildur Mary Eyjólfsdóttir – Personal Assistant – Tel (+352) 42 108 312

 

 

 

Per Christiansen, Judge

 

 

Born:

26 October 1949 in Larvik, Norway.

 

Studies:

1976: Cand Jur (University of Oslo); 1988: Dr Juris (University of Oslo); 2005-06: Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University, Law School, Washington DC.

 

 

 

Professional Career:
  • Judge of the EFTA Court since 17 January 2011
  • 1997-2011: Professor of Law at the University of Tromsø, Norway
  • 1998-2002: Advocate at Advokatfirmaet PricewaterhouseCoopers DA
  • 1995-1998: Registrar at the EFTA Court
  • 1994-1995: Director General of the Financial Markets Department, Ministry of Finance
  • 1988-1994: Counsellor, Norwegian Mission to the European Communities (Brussels)
  • 1986-1988: Assistant Director General of the Economic Policy Department, Ministry of Finance
  • 1985-1986: Head of Office and Secretary to the Board of Governors, Norges Bank
  • 1982-1985: Head of Division (Deputy Director, 1984) in the Economic Policy Department, Ministry of Finance
  • 1976-1982: Legal Counsellor, Norges Bank

 

Publications:

Various publications related to international, EU and EEA law and financial law.

 

Occupational activities under Article 4 of the Statute of the EFTA Court:

No current activities.

 

JUDGE CHRISTIANSEN’S CABINET
  • Håvard Ormberg – Legal Secretary
  • Hanna Faksvåg – Legal Secretary
  • Silje Næsheim – Personal Assistant

 

 

 

Bernd Hammermann, Judge

 

Born:

5 January 1964, citizen of Triesen, Principality of Liechtenstein

 

Education:

University of Fribourg, Switzerland 1989, Dr. jur. University of Fribourg 1997, Post-graduate Liechtenstein University of Applied Sciences, 2006-2007

 

 

 

 

Professional Career:
  • Judge of the EFTA Court since 9 April 2018
  • Director of the Office of Justice, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 2013-2018
  • Director of the Office of Land and Public Registration, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 2007-2013
  • Lecturer in the Bachelor and Master program „Business Information Systems“, Liechtenstein University of Applied Sciences, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 2006-2009
  • Tecnotal AG, Schaan, Liechtenstein, 2005-2007
  • Member of the College of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, Brussels, Belgium, 1995-2005
  • Legal counsel, Hilti AG, Schaan, Liechtenstein, 1993-1995
  • Consultant with the Liechtenstein Chamber of Commerce, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, 1992-1993

 

Publications:

Various publications related to Liechtenstein, EEA and EU law

 

Occupational activities under Article 4 of the Statute of the EFTA Court:

No current activities.

 

JUDGE HAMMERMANN’S CABINET
  • Michael-James Clifton – Legal Secretary
  • Hans Ekkehard Roidis-Schnorrenberg – Legal Secretary
  • Kerstin Schwiesow – Personal Assistant

 

 

 

Ólafur Jóhannes Einarsson, Registrar

 

Born:

27 March 1974, in Reykjavik, Iceland

 

Studies:

2004: M. Phil in Law, University of Oxford, St. John’s College
2003: Mag. Jur. in European and Comparative Law, University of Oxford, St. John’s College
1999: Cand. Jur., University of Iceland

 

 

 

 

Career:
  • Registrar of the EFTA Court since 1 September 2018.
  • 2017-2018: Counsel, BBA Legal
  • 2011-2017: Director, Internal Market Affairs Directorate, EFTA Surveillance Authority
  • 2011 Deputy: Director, Legal and Executive Affairs Department, EFTA Surveillance Authority
  • 2004-2010: Case-handler, Internal Market Affairs Directorate and Legal and Executive Affairs Department, EFTA Surveillance Authority
  • 2000-2002: Associate, LOGOS Legal Services
  • 1999-2000: Legal adviser to the President of the University of Iceland

 

Publications:

Various articles on EEA law, competition law and public law in books and legal journals.

 

REGISTRY

E-mail addresses are composed as follows: firstname.lastname@eftacourt.int

  • Candy Bischoff – Administrative Assistant – Tel: (+352) 42 108 333
  • Thierry Caruso – Caretaker/Driver – Tel (+352) 42 108 374
  • Ólafur Jóhannes Einarsson – Registrar – Tel (+352) 42 108 331
  • Gjermund Fredriksen – Financial Officer – Tel (+352) 42 108 332
  • Annette Lemmer – Receptionist/Administrative Assistant – Tel (+352) 42 108 300
  • Katie Nsanze – Administrative Assistant – Tel (+352) 42 108 336
  • Bryndís Palmarsdóttir – Senior Administrator – Tel: (+352) 42 108 335