Who this is for
Private clients and executors
For families, beneficiaries and executors who need the Swedish part of an estate explained or completed.
Explore complete estate administrationEngland and Wales
A Swedish inheritance lawyer for clients in England and Wales.
Simon Dicksved handles the Swedish legal work when a family, executor or solicitor in England or Wales is dealing with a Swedish estate, will, bank account, shares or property.
The first conversation is free for up to 30 minutes and available by phone, video, or in person. No documents are required before the call. Consultations are subject to an initial matter and conflict review. Contacting the firm does not create a lawyer-client relationship.
Short answer
What can Simon handle from Sweden?
Simon can advise on Swedish inheritance law and handle the agreed Swedish workstream, including estate administration, estate inventories, authority documents, banks, shares, property, wills and final distribution. English and Welsh law, probate and tax remain with appropriately qualified local advisers.
Two ways to work with Simon
Direct help for individuals and professional advisers.
Who this is for
Solicitors and professional advisers
For firms that need a defined Swedish-law workstream, clear communication and coordination with an existing England and Wales matter.
Swedish support for solicitorsThe Swedish workstream
What needs to be clear before anyone chooses the next document.
One death can create two separate legal workstreams
An England and Wales probate matter does not automatically complete the Swedish estate work. Swedish banks, shareholders’ records, property, heirs and authorities may require Swedish documents or Swedish-law analysis. Simon identifies the Swedish tasks and keeps them separate from the work retained by the client’s solicitor, tax adviser or other professional in England or Wales.
Swedish assets within an England and Wales estate
You may already have a solicitor or be acting as an executor, yet still need help releasing a Swedish bank account, dealing with shares or transferring a Swedish home. Start with the asset and the institution’s request. If the question is who inherits under an English will, the Swedish succession-law review is a separate starting point from the practical administration.
Direct access to the Swedish lawyer handling the matter
Simon works in a focused practice and remains directly involved in the agreed Swedish assignment. The client or referring solicitor is not passed between a large number of teams. Scope, responsibilities, communication and pricing are confirmed before legal work begins.
Working together
A defined route from first call to Swedish legal work.
Explain the Swedish connection
Start with a free 30-minute call. A short, non-confidential outline is enough; no documents are required before the call.
Agree scope and price
Simon reviews fit and conflicts, identifies the Swedish work and provides an engagement agreement with the proposed fee or fee structure.
Handle the Swedish workstream
After engagement, Simon requests the relevant material and coordinates the agreed Swedish estate, bank, property, will or distribution work.
Common questions
Answers before the first conversation.
Is this guidance for the whole of the UK?
This section is for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate legal systems and probate procedures. Tell Simon which jurisdiction is involved so the Swedish work can be coordinated with the appropriate local adviser.
How long can an England–Sweden inheritance matter take?
A complete cross-border estate may take around a year and can take longer. Timing depends on the assets, institutions, documents, estate parties, agreement between heirs and work required in each country. A narrower will-drafting instruction may often progress within a few weeks once scope and instructions are clear. These are orientations, not guaranteed completion times.
Is Simon a solicitor in England and Wales?
No. Simon describes his role as a Swedish lawyer. He provides Swedish legal services from Stockholm and does not claim admission as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales.
Can the matter begin remotely?
Yes. Many first steps can be handled by phone, video and secure document exchange. The actual recipient may still require originals, certified copies, translations, signatures or other formalities.
Official starting points
Keep the two legal systems separate.
These public sources explain general procedure in their respective jurisdictions. They do not decide the applicable law or documents required in an individual cross-border estate.
GOV.UK probate guidance
The official starting point for the separate probate process in England and Wales.
Swedish Tax Agency guidance after a death
English-language orientation to Swedish death certificates, estate inventories and estate administration.
A Swedish matter connected with England or Wales?
Start with a free 30-minute conversation.
No documents are required before the first call. A short outline of the people, countries and Swedish assets is enough.