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  • 15 mars 2023

Will judgements in criminal cases have an impact on the evidentiary requirement in civil cases?

14 February 2023 the Swedish Supreme Court ruled upon two judgements in criminal law where the Supreme Court stated that indirect evidence are sufficient to reach the required level of proof "beyond reasonable doubt" and the accused where therefore considered guilty. This will have an impact on the level of proof also in civil cases in such way that the value of the indirect evidence may together reach the evidentiary requirement proved, please read our article in the topic, Evidential requirement civil cases