§ 7-5. Coverage of legal costs in cases before the court
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The text of the law (unofficial translation)
§ 7-5. Coverage of legal costs in cases before the court where the debtor has no opposing party
What does this mean?
In some cases before the court (retten), the debtor has no opposing party. In such cases, the public authorities may have to cover the legal costs. The section says that the rules in the Public Administration Act § 36 on legal costs apply correspondingly, namely the first paragraph and the first sentence of the third paragraph.
Under the Public Administration Act, a party can have significant costs covered when a decision is changed in the party's favour. The section belongs to the group on costs and finances, together with § 7-4. The Public Administration Act does not give a right to have everything covered, because the costs must have been necessary and significant.