Professional services regulation: lawyers or other licensed conveyancers

• Author: Bergsaker, Trygve
• Pages: 31-32

Consum er mar ket stud y on the fun ctio ning of the r eal estate servi ces for consum ers in the EU – Coun try Fiche Norw ay

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8. Professional services r egulation: lawyers or ot her licensed conveyancers ( only r elevant if legally admit t ed to perform real

est ate t ransact ions and/ or to assist the conclusion of tenan cy agr eements)

8.1 Mar ket entry and st ruct ure regulation

Ta ble 18: Mar ke t e nt ry and st ruc ture re gu lat ion

Regu lati on

Subj ect ive re qui rem en ts

Cond itions (diplomas, exam s, concou rs) requ ired to

becom e a lawy er in y our count ry.

Five y ear (3+ 2) ma ster degr ee in law . Tw o y ears pra ctice to

have ad vocate l icence

Ob ject ive re qui rem ent s

Do num eru s clause s and ot her ob ject ive r equir emen ts

exist ?

No num erous clauses or ot her obj ecti ve r equir emen ts

Cit ize nsh ip req uir em en ts

Are f oreign candid ates adm itt ed de iur e and also de facto

un der th e sam e con dition s as n ational s?

Yes; if f orei gn l aw deg ree: k nowled ge o f Norw egia n Law is

req uired in ord er t o be adm itt ed t o t he b ar

I nt er -p rof ession al

coo per at ion

Are for ms of c ollab orat ion bet ween law yer s an d ot her

pr ofessionals allow ed and usual?

Allo wed, n ot v ery usual

Busin ess st ru ctu re

Are law yer associat ion s/co rporati ons all owed ?

Yes

Geog raph ical l imit atio ns

Are t here lim itat ions w ith r espect to t he area in which the

law yer can ex erci se his/ her act ivi ties ( e.g. at th e r egion al

or m unicipal level )?

No

Are t hese limit ation restricted to speci fic t asks?

No