Einar I. Lohne is one of Norway’s leading lawyers in litigation and compensation law. Lohne is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Norway, and has brought more than two hundred compensation cases before courts throughout Norway. He has also pursued cases in several other legal fields.

His objective is always to ensure a quick and fair decision, and that all injured parties receive full compensation for financial losses.

Lohne was part of the team that won the Compensation Firm of the Year in Norway 2011 prize in the Corporate INTL Global Awards.

Publications and lectures

Lohne has written a number of articles on legal topics, and in 2015 published the book Compensation Settlements in Cases of Minor Disablement.

In 2011, as a comment to the Ask decision in the Supreme Court (Rt. 2010, p. 1,547), Lohne wrote the article “The Causation Requirement in the Ask Decision – Anything New?” The article was published in Tidsskrift for Erstatningsrett 2011-4, and in Gyldendal Rettsdata.

Lohne regularly gives lectures on compensation law, and in 2015 gave the lecture “Compensation Settlements in Cases of Minor Disablement” at the Annual Personal Injury Compensation Law course for lawyers and case officers. The course was arranged by JUS (Lawyers’ Educational Centre). In 2018, Lohne gave a lecture on the “Concept of Second Homes in the Norwegian Ground Lease Act” on the annual district court course.

Articles
2016 – Reopening a Previously Settled Compensation Case
2016 – Consulting Doctors’ Roles in Personal Injuries
2015 – What Is a Neck Injury?
2015 – Injury Statistics
2011 – The Causation Requirement in the Ask Decision – Anything New?

Selected projects and decisions

Lohne was part of the firm of lawyers who represented the injured parties in the compensation settlement with the Norwegian National Rail Administration and the State following the Åsta rail crash in 2001.

Cases in the Supreme Court
Bardu case, SC-2017-2780 – Ground Lease Act § 15 – Second home concept.
Rauken case, Rt. 2013, p. 769 – Reopening a previously settled compensation case. Conclusion of Agreements Act § 36.
Stutteri case, Rt. 2010, p. 584 – Measuring financial losses. Neck injuries.
Biseth case, Rt. 2007, p. 158 – Causal relationship. Adequacy. Psychological harm.
Ranheim case, Rt. 2001, p. 337 – Causal relationship. Adequacy. Arm injuries.

As a result of the Rauken decision, injured parties who have already received a compensation settlement may now submit claims for a further settlement if their injury has got worse and resulted in a greater financial loss.

Selected cases in the Court of Appeal
Rauken II, Eidsivating 2014, LE-2013-101620
Holthe case, Eidsivating 2013, LE-2012-06172
Ung ufør (Young disabled) case, Borgarting, 2013, LB-2011-101831
Baustad case, Hålogaland 2011, LH-2011-57306
Lurås case, Borgarting 2010, LB-2009-133190
Bingovertinne case, Agder 2010, LA-2009-152359
Dybvik case, Hålogaland 2009, LH-2009-51173
Karlsen case, Borgarting 2009, RG 2009, p. 1,043
Angvik case, Frostating 2005, RG 2005, p. 968
Drosjesjåfør (Taxi driver) case, Borgarting 2004, LB-2003-011864

Work practice and education 2014– Partner, Langseth Advokatfirma
2007 – Admitted to practise law before the Supreme Court of
Norway
1997–2014 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Seim-Haugen, Steenstrup/Hartsang
1993–1997 Partner, Advokatfirmaet Arntzen, Lohne, Dehli & Haugen
1990–1993 Trainee Lawyer
1986–1990 Legal Advisor and Personnel Manager, Diners Club Norge AS
1986 Candidate of Law, University of Oslo

Selected directorships
2017– Chair of Legal Committee, Norwegian Golf Federation
2014– Deputy Chair, City of Oslo Appeals Board
2011–2017 Director, Norwegian Golf Federation
2009 Member of expert group for the National Association for the Traumatically Injured (LTN)
2003–2009 Chairman of Grini Golf Club
1995–2015 Legal Advisor to the Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers
1993–2006 Deputy Chair of the Norwegian Association of the Disabled

New clients
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Languages
Norwegian
English