Members - Staff

Judges & Staff

  1.  

    BAUDENBACHER Carl, President - Judge

    Born:

    1 September 1947, in Basel, Switzerland, citizen of Murten.

    Studies:

    University of Bern 1967–1971; Dr. Jur. University of Bern 1978, Alexander-von-Humboldt-scholar, Max Planck Institute of Intellectual Property Law Munich 1979–1981, Habilitation/Privatdozent University of Zurich 1983.

    Professional Career:

    • University of Bern and Zurich, Assistant, 1972–1978.
    • Legal Secretary, Bulach District Court, 1982–1984.
    • Visiting Professor, Universities of Bochum, Berlin, Tübingen, Marburg, Saarbrücken, 1984–1986.
    • Professor of Private Law, University of Kaiserslautern, 1987.
    • Chair of Private, Commercial and Economic Law, University of St. Gallen since 1987.
    • Managing Director of the University of St. Gallen Institute of European Law 1991.
    • Visiting Professor, University of Geneva, 1991.
    • Expert advisor to the Liechtenstein Government in EEA matters, 1990–1994.
    • Visiting Professor, University of Texas School of Law, 1993–2004.
    • Chairman of the St. Gallen International Competition Law Forum since 1993.
    • Offered the Chair of German and European Private, Commercial, and Economic law at the University of Bochum, 1994.
    • Judge of the EFTA Court since 6 September 1995.  Reappointed on the 6 September 2007 for six years.
    • President of the EFTA Court since 15 January 2003. Re-elected on the 1 January 2009 for three years.

    2. Publications:

    40 books and over 150 articles on European and International law, law of obligations, labour law, law of unfair competition, antitrust law, company law, intellectual property law, comparative law and the law of international courts.

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

    Professor of Private, Commercial and Economic Law at the University of St. Gallen and a Director of the University's Institute of European and International Business Law. Teachers courses on the following subjects: European Business Law, courts and court-like institutions in international law, decision making in European institutions, economic law. Offers a seminar on selected issues of European and international law every other year. Remunerated. .

    PRESIDENT BAUDENBACHER'S CABINET

    • AM ENDE, Moritz - Legal Secretary (until 01/04/2012)
    • SPEITLER, Philipp - Legal Secretary (from 01/01/2012)
    • CLIFTON, Michael-James - Legal Secretary
    • SCHWIESOW, Kerstin - Personal Assistant
     

    Per ChristiansenCHRISTIANSEN Per, 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:

    • 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:

    Part time Professor at the University of Tromsø teaching EU/EEA law and Constitutional law. Remunerated

    JUDGE CHRISTIANSEN’S CABINET

    • POULSEN, Thomas - Legal Secretary
    • NÆSHEIM, Silje - Personal Assistant

     

    Páll HreinssonHREINSSON Páll, Judge

    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.

    Publications:

    12 books and 35 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.

    JUDGE HREINSSON'S CABINET

    • BJÖRGVINSSON, Kjartan - Legal Secretary
    • EYJÓLFSDÓTTIR, Hrafnhildur Mary - Personal Assistant

     

  2. Skúli Magnusson

    MAGNÚSSON Skúli , Registrar

    Born:

    14 October 1969, in Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Studies:

    University of Iceland, Cand. Jur. 1995; University of Oxford (Univ. College), Mag. Jur. 1998.

    Professional Career:

    • Deputee at the District Court of Reykjaness (1995-1997)
    • Examination to the Icelandic Bar of Advocates (1996)
    • Part Time Lecturer at the University of Iceland, Faculty of Law (1998-2000)
    • Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Iceland (199-2000)
    • Registrar for the Complaint Committee of Public Procurement (part-time, 1999-2002)
    • Lecturer and Docent at the University of Iceland, Faculty of Law (full time 2000-2004 and part time from there onwards)
    • District Judge in Reykjavik (2004-2007)
    • Appointed Registrar of the EFTA Court as from April 2007
    • Has taken part in several governmental commissions and working committees entrusted with submitting proposals for new legislation in Iceland.

    Publications:

    Various publications in the field Legal Theory, Constitutional Law, Public Procurement and Procedural Law.

    REGISTRY

    • BRUHN, Harriet - Senior Administrative and Financial Officer
    • PALMARSDÓTTIR, Bryndís - Senior Officer
    • COX, Mary - Information and Communication Coordinator
    • WORTELBOER Sharon - Administrative Assistant
    • GUETTAF, Salim - Manager of premises

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