MAJATTORNEY provides legal advice to private individuals and companies in situations where a crime is suspected.

When/if a crime has been committed, it usually starts with the police investigating what has happened through, for example, interrogation, investigation of the crime scene and technical investigation. It is called a preliminary investigation and it is held by the police or the prosecutor. A criminal trial (brottmål) usually begins with the district court by the court appointing a public defender (offentlig försvarare) a case, a plaintiff’s counsel (målsägandebiträde), or a special representative for children (särskild företrädare), and aims to determine whether a person can be held responsible for a crime. 

If you have been the victim of a crime, you may be entitled to legal support through a plaintiff’s attorney or a special preference for children, which is paid for by the state. Help may also be found through women’s shelter (Kvinnojouren), the crime victim hotline (Brottsofferjouren) and/or the children’s hostel (Barnahus).

Maja Fohlin Gyllner undertakes assignments as a plaintiff’s counsel (målsägandebiträde) for the person who has been the victim of a crime and/or as a special representative (särskild företrädare) if the victim is a minor.