Retshjælp vs. fri proces

09:44 Dec 5, 2023
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Danish term or phrase: Retshjælp vs. fri proces
I have a text which distinguishes between these two terms. IATE suggests legal aid for both. In the text, it is suggested that fri proces covers all fees while retshjælp will cover only certain costs:

Vi gør opmærksom på, at retshjælpsordningen ikke er en fri proces-ordning. Du kan derfor ikke forvente, at alle dine udgifter vil blive dækket. Retshjælp er en økonomisk støtteordning, hvor du kan få dækket nogle af de væsentligste udgifter, der kan være i forbindelse med en sag om tilbagegivelse af dit bortførte barn. Retshjælpen kan eksempelvis dække rimelige udgifter til dansk og/eller udenlandsk advokatbistand og udgifter til oversættelse af relevante dokumenter i forbindelse med sagen.Retshjælpen kan også dække dine rimelige transport- og opholdsudgifter, hvis det er nødvendigt for dig at deltage i retsmøder i udlandet.
Michael Purvis


Summary of answers provided
4legal aid vs. legal expenses + costs
Adrian MM.
3Legal aid services vs. free legal aid/free legal representation
Lene Henriksen


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Legal aid services vs. free legal aid/free legal representation


Explanation:
Translations of the terms in ordbogen.com:

fri proces:
(procesret)
free legal representation, free legal aid

retshjælp:
se også fri proces
1.
[free] legal aid
2.
(proc.r.)
legal aid services
3.
(rettens hjælp mod ubillighed)
relief
(ubøj.)
4.
(international ret)
legal assistance



    https://www-ordbogen-com.bib157.bibbaser.dk/da/search/classic?query=retshj%C3%A6lp&dictionaryId=gyldendal-legal-daen
    https://www-ordbogen-com.bib157.bibbaser.dk/da/search/classic?query=fri%20proces&dictionaryId=gyldendal-legal-daen
Lene Henriksen
Denmark
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
retshjælp vs. fri proces
legal aid vs. legal expenses + costs


Explanation:
I've widened the term of legal expenses as an insurance term (A Lyng Svensson: Samfundslitteraturs Økonomiske Ordbog retshjælpsforsikring: legal expenses insurance ?) to (legal) costs to subsume court fees in Anglo-Irish parlance:

...'Sometimes you may hear the word ‘costs’ being used loosely to mean the entire cost of bringing or defending a case – including the amount any solicitors charge for their work, the cost of any expert or medical reports, as well as any *court fees*.'

'...Hvis du får fri proces, betaler statskassen blandt andet salæret til din advokat og nødvendige udgifter forbundet med *sagens behandling eller oplysning*. ..'

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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2023-12-06 11:07:40 GMT)
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PS in the UK, legal aid comprises free legal advice (previously, the first half-an-hour of a Solicitor's time on the Legal Aid 'Green Form Scheme') and representation, so IMO the other way round from the first answer.

Example sentence(s):
  • Familieretten kan dog undtagelsesvis meddele fri proces, hvis en part har behov for advokatbistand, jf. retsplejelovens § 452, stk. 7
  • UK: Legal costs (often just referred to as ‘costs’) are what solicitors charge for the legal work they do. The court has the power to order who will pay these charges. Legal costs and court fees are two different things.

    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/danish-to-english/law-general/3535...
    Reference: http://civilstyrelsen.dk/sagsomraader/fri-proces/ofte-stille...
Adrian MM.
Austria
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