Swedish Bar Association
Encyclopedia
The Swedish Bar Association or Sveriges advokatsamfund is an organisation for Swedish
members of the Bar practicing law under the title of advokat
(advocate), a title which is protected by law and reserved for members of the Association.
Since 1981, the association is located at Tryggerska villan in Diplomatstaden
, Stockholm
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
members of the Bar practicing law under the title of advokat
Advokat
Advokat is the title reserved exclusively for lawyers who are duly authorized to practice law in the Scandinavian countries - Denmark, Norway, Sweden and in the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania....
(advocate), a title which is protected by law and reserved for members of the Association.
Since 1981, the association is located at Tryggerska villan in Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden.Diplomatstaden encompasses the area facing the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay which is located south of the eastern-most part of Strandvägen...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
.
External links
- Swedish Bar Association
- Charter of the Swedish Bar Association (PDF)
- Code of Conduct for Members of the Swedish Bar Association issued by the Board of the Swedish Bar Association on 9 November 1984
- "The Swedish Bar Association: Some Salient Features of the Legal Profession in Sweden" (originally published in From Scandinavian Studies in Law, Vol. 46).