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ARTICLE · 30 AUGUST 2023

Attorney Sued By Former Client

Advokatfirmaet Hjort
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Hjort has assisted a law firm and the lawyer responsible for the case in a case where a former client had made a claim for compensation.

NorwayLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Alex Borch
Alex Borch

Background of the case

The former client argued that the lawyer in charge had acted negligently during a critical phase of a foreclosure process and thus caused the client a significant financial loss. The claim for compensation against the law firm and the lawyer responsible for the case was unsuccessful.

The former client had engaged the lawyer in connection with a mortgagee having made a claim for the sale of the client's residential property. When the property was later forcibly sold, the client alleged that the lawyer had not forwarded all relevant information the lawyer had received, nor had he followed up the case properly.

Acquitted and awarded legal costs

Oslo District Court concluded in its judgment of 9 September. December 2022 that there was no evidence that the lawyer had acted negligently or otherwise disregarded his duties towards his client. Both the law firm and the lawyer were thus acquitted and awarded legal costs. The former client's

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