Procedures
The Dispute Act with mandatory conciliation boards
Civil procedure under the 2005 Dispute Act begins for most private disputes at a local Conciliation Board before the District Courts. Small claims follow a simplified track.
Key rules
- Many civil claims must first go to a Conciliation Board (Forliksrådet).
- A simplified small-claims track applies below a monetary threshold.
- Costs generally follow the outcome.
Governing law
- Dispute Act (Tvisteloven) (2005)
In practice
The Conciliation Board can even give a binding judgment in simple cases, so many disputes end there without reaching a District Court.