Knut Høivik's current field of research is energy law, including energy contracts and license systems.   He is working on a project on liability related to decommissioning of oil & gas facilities.  He is also chief editor of the Norwegian Journal of Commercial Law (Tidsskrift for forretningsjus). He is also appointed as aribtrator in commercial disputes, especially within the energy industry

Knut Høivik has practiced over 15 years as an energy lawyer.  Prior to joining the faculty, he was Vice President in the Legal Department of Equinor ASA for 5 years.  He headed up the legal support to  Equinor´s international upstream portfolio.  The last two years he was responsible for the legal support to Equinor's upstream business on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Prior to joining Equinor, Knut was partner in the law firm Schjødt, a leading Norwegian law firm. He was lead partner of Schjødt's office in Stavanger, and head of Energy, Offshore, Shipping and Infrastructure Group.  He worked jprimarily for E&P companies on regulatory issues, commercial negotiations  and license transactions. He was also engaged in commercial arbitration and used as mediator within the petroleum industry.  

Knut Høivik holds a PhD on Corporate Criminal Liability. In 2018 he was appointed by the Ministry of Justice to evaluate and propose amendments to the Norwegian legislation on corporate criminal liability and corruption. His report was submitted to the Ministry in May 2021.

 

Academic monograph

• Knut Høivik (2012). Foretaksstraff. (external link)

Popular science book chapter

• Knut Høivik (2021). The Petroleum Register. (external link)
• Knut Høivik; Dag Toven (2021). Licensee default and insolvency situations. (external link)
• Knut Høivik; Tore Ulleberg (2021). Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). (external link)

Academic article

• Knut Høivik (2006). Samarbeidsproblemer som grunnlag for en aksjeeiers krav om oppløsning av selskapet. (external link)
• Knut Høivik (2005). Foretaksstraff overfor politiske partier. (external link)
• Knut Høivik (2005). Interkommunalt selskap eller aksjeselskap - Hva oppnås med å organisere interkommunalt samarbeid i et interkommunalt selskap som alternativ til aksjeselskap?. (external link)
• Knut Høivik (2006). Er koknkurranselovens tosporede sanksjonssystem overfor foretak hensiktsmessig. (external link)
• Knut Høivik (2024). Tjømedommen (HR-2022-1278) - Bør tilknytningskravet i korrupsjonsbestemmelsen kobles til et nytt vilkår om påvirkningsformål?. (external link)

Lecture

• Knut Høivik (2004). INTERKOMMUNALT SELSKAP ELLER AKSJESELSKAP?. (external link)
• Knut Høivik (2006). Forholdet mellom overtredelsesgebyr og straff. (external link)

Conference lecture

• Knut Høivik (2003). Rettslige problemer knyttet til bruk av selskaper og selskapslignende organisasjonsformer i kommunalforvaltningen. (external link)

Academic book chapter

• Knut Høivik; Amund Bjøranger Tørum (2025). "Suksessiv avtalebinding" i kommersielle kontraktsforhandlinger?. (external link)
• Knut Høivik (2010). Dolus eventualis i norsk rett - har vi den nå?. (external link)
• Knut Høivik (2006). Det stedlige virkeområdet for de norske regler om foretaksstraff. (external link)

Doctoral thesis (PhD)

• Knut Høivik (2010). Foretaksstraff : en analyse av ansvarskonstruksjonen i straffeloven § 48a og dens forutsetninger. (external link)

Book anthology

• Kåre Lilleholt; Bjørnar Borvik; Knut Høivik et al. (2004). Håkonarmål 2004. (external link)
• Knut Høivik; Tore Lunde; Filip Truyen et al. (2006). HÅKONARMÅL 2006. (external link)

Research report

• Knut Høivik (2021). Foretaksstraff og korrupsjon - En utredning for Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet. (external link)

Journal review

• Knut Høivik (2005). Bokanmeldelse av Sverker Jönsson: Straffansvar og modern brottslighet – En idékritisk studie av straffansvar för juridiska personer. Iustus Förlag. Uppsala 2004. (external link)

Non-fiction book chapter

• Knut Høivik (2024). Equinor. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.