Law of Obligations, Property Law, and Insolvency Law.

Traditionally, Norwegian private law has been divided into three main categories: personal law, family and inheritance law, and patrimonial (property) law. The boundaries between these categories are not clear-cut—for example, many rules within family law clearly have a patrimonial character—and the research group therefore operates with a liberal framework for academic discussions of issues that at least have a distinct patrimonial element.

The Research Group in Property Law overlaps with the research groups in Tort Law, Insurance Law and Social Security Law; Natural Resources, Environmental and Development Law; and Information and Innovation Law, as important patrimonial law subjects such as tort law, insurance law, property law, and the economic exploitation of intellectual property rights are central to these groups as well. As a result, the group places particular emphasis on topics not covered by the other, more specialised research groups, while also facilitating collaborative events.

Overall, the purpose of such a broadly based research group is to serve as a connecting link for the majority of the private law research community at the Faculty.