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SEND - Information in English

What is SEND?
SEND is a Nordic partnership for continuing education of judges. The SEND partnership was formed in 1989 when a Nordic meeting was held in Finland. During the meeting a Nordic board consisting of representatives from every Nordic country was organised (with the eception of Iceland who became a member later). 

The first chairman of SEND was Mr. Lars Åhlén, at that time Director General of the National Courts Administration, Domstolsverket (DV). The secretariat is therefore stationed in the Swedish National Courts Administration.

For reaching the websites of the other Nordic countries click here. 

SEND´s Organisation
SEND consists of at board with two representatives from each Nordic country, that is Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Chairman is the chief judge of the District Court of Uppsala, Sweden (Uppsala tingsrätt), Mr. Fredrik von Arnold.

Other members of the board are: 

Sweden        
assistant headmistress Mrs. Märit Bergendahl, Court of Sweden Judicial Training Academy in the National Swedish Courts Administration

Norway       
chief judge Geir Engebretsen, the District Court of Oslo
director of department Kari Berget, The Courts Administration

Finland         
staff training chief Jorma Hirvonen, The Justice Ministry       
president of the Court of Appeal in Åbo, Mr. Antero Palaja

Denmark      
chief advisory officer Christina Ottesen, The Courts Administration
judge Linda Lauritsen, The District Court of Roskilde

Iceland
director of the Courts, Ingveldur Einarsdottir

Secretariat
The secretariat of SEND is still located in the permissions of the DV and the Department for Staff Training, Mrs. Janita Frödén.

Tasks
The tasks of the SEND is to promote and develop the Nordic Partnership and exchanges between judges in the countries. These tasks are for example realized with seminars for judges from all the Nordic countries 1-2 times a year. The responsibility for those seminars vary from a decided schedule among the countries.

SEND:s arrangements in 2007 were a seminar concerning the process in the district courts, in Copenhagen, Denmark May 23-25 2007 and a seminar, also in Copenhagen, September 10-12 2007 concerning the courts of appeal.

In 2008 SEND arranged a leadership seminar in Stockholm, Sweden, May 14-16 2008.

In 2009 the seminars were held in Stockholm, Sweden, May 4-6 and in Åbo, Finland, September 7-9.

In 2010 SEND arranged two seminars, June 14-16 in Stavanger, Norway and September in Denmark (date will be published later).

For further information about SEND and the seminars, please contact the members.

Contacts
Chairman              
Mr. Fredrik von Arnold, the District Court of Uppsala (Uppsala tingsrätt), e-mail:    , phone +46 18 16 72 32

Other board members

Denmark
chief advisory officer Christina Ottesen, The Courts Administration, e-mail: , phone +45 33-95 68 30
judge Linda Luaritsen, The District Court of Roskilde, e-mail: , phone +45 46 36 50 00

Finland
Staff training chief Jorma Hirvonen, The Justice Ministry,
, phone +358 9 160 675 46       
President of the Court of Appeal in Åbo, Antero Palaja,
, phone +358 10 36 411 00

Norway
Chief judge Geir Engebretsen, the District Court of Oslo,
, phone +47 22 03 52 00
Director of department Kari Berget, The Courts Administration, , phone 47 73 56 70 00

Iceland
Director of the Courts, Mrs. Elin Sigrún Jónsdottir, e-mail: , phone +354 551-29 00

Sweden
Staff training chief Anna Klara Strömberg, , phone +46 36-15 54 98

Secretariat
Mrs. Janita Frödén, , phone +46 36-15 53 95

For contact with the members of SEND we perfer e-mail.