Disputes

We undertake assignments relating to all kinds of disputes that may arise as a result of a death, and we can assist both in court and with out-of-court settlement negotiations and mediation.

We have extensive experience of most types of disputes in inheritance issues, such as disputes challenging the validity of a will owing to deficiencies in the formal requirements and/or restrictions on legal capacity, interpretation and application disputes in the event of vague or ineffective provisions, and disputes concerning restrictions to the mandatory legal inheritance portion.

Other contentious matters that often arise in conjunction with someone´s death are, for instance, challenges to the validity of a legal measure that the deceased has implemented during his or her lifetime, demands for reports on the administration or other management of the assets of the deceased or claims related to ownership of property.

In our experience, the courts, and in particular the lower courts, apply very stringent evidential requirements on a successor who wishes to question the validity of a will. Anyone wishing to pursue such litigation must consequently be aware of the poor prospects of success, in any event if one is not able to or does not have the capacity to pursue the case at a higher court. One must also bear in mind that the outcome of inheritance disputes often shifts between instances of courts.