Supreme Court of Norway Supreme Court of Norway The Supreme Court of Norway (Norwegian Bokmål: "(Norges) Høyesterett"; Norwegian Nynorsk: "(Noregs) Høgsterett"; lit. ‘Highest Court’) was established in 1815 on the basis of section 88 in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway, which prescribes an independent judiciary. It is located in the capital Oslo. In addition to serving as the court of final appeal for civil and criminal cases, it can also rule whether the Cabinet has acted in accordance with Norwegian law and whether the Parliament has passed legislation consistent with the Constitution. The King of Norway has sole authority to appoint judges
Cooperatives of Norway late 1980s these were allowed to create stocks, or "grunnfondsbevis", to increase their capital. This has led to a lot of the banks being partially private and no longer cooperatives. Still, many of the smaller bank have remained as true cooperatives. Formally the banks are considered self-owning and not customer owned. Cooperatives of Norway Cooperatives of Norway have been created to represent the interest of either customers or suppliers. Areas with cooperatives include retailing, food manufacturing, banking and insurance. Most cooperatives are registered as BA entities. Coop NKL, part of Coop Norden, is the second largest retail group in Norway,