Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
i första hand... i andra hand...
English translation:
in the first instance ... in the alternative; on the one hand ... and on the other hand
Swedish term
United States
Translator English-Swedish-English
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English
i första hand... i andra hand...
This is a legal document with amendments to an indictment. I'm trying to figure out what the English equivalent would be, first hand and second hand doesn't seem right in this context.
| 3 | in the first instance ... in the alternative |
TechLawDC
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| 4 +1 | In the first instance... in the second instance |
Helen Johnson
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| 4 | firstly... secondly |
George Hopkins
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Aug 18, 2017 14:09: TechLawDC Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): Michele Fauble, Anna Herbst
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Proposed translations
in the first instance ... in the alternative
Alternative answer: on the one hand ... and on the other hand.
Sentence (rough effort, I have tight deadline): Settlement of the claim... takes into account that it is asserted, in the alternative, that the verifications which consisted of ...
firstly... secondly
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
Discussion
The contextual sentence has no 'i första hand,' and I wonder if it is there at all. If so, we should be given then entire context by the asker.
If not, this reads simply like a judge is saying "The amended charges additionally assert, **in the alternative/alternatively**, that..."
I'd like more information to answer this question, and maybe the asker needs to 'amend' there question to fit their context.