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Noted lawyer Fridtjof Feydt has passed away at the age of 74. This is confirmed by the family to Dagbladet on Wednesday.
Feydt died unexpectedly on the night of November 9, 2020, surrounded by immediate relatives in his own home, the family writes in a press release.
The 74-year-old was one of Norway’s most famous defense lawyers and had, among others, Pål Enger and, for a time, David Toska on his client list. He has also been an assistant lawyer in some of the most important cases in Norway, including the Therese case.
– Torture of prisoners in Norway
– He fought for the weak
The wife and children describe Feydt as a bauta in the Norwegian judiciary and in the defense attorney’s office for nearly five decades. He started as a lawyer in 1974.
– He dedicated his life in a lawyer’s coat to fight for the rights of the weak and equality before the law. He loved teaching, being an examiner and mentor, teacher and colleague, the family writes, adding:
– Feydt loved the legal profession and the principle that one is innocent until proven guilty. He worked tirelessly and with indomitable optimism for his clients. He was known for always looking at people and their worth, regardless of their status, beliefs, orientation, ethnicity or economy. Many clients have called Fridtjof their reserved father. The “weak” have now lost one of their strongest champions.
– The Lime case is a scandal
– deeply missed
The family further describes Feydt as a man with unpretentious demeanor, an outspoken nature, and enormous loyalty mixed with a mischievous predilection for provocation and shock.
– He was a workhorse who loved his job, and was always eager to go to work to “fight for the weak in society.” Fridtjof is much loved and an inalienable husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, grandfather and friend. He leaves a great void and is deeply missed, the family writes in the press release.
Lost near a colleague
With Feydt’s death, the last half of the well-known law firm Feydt og Hamborgstrøm has also passed away.
Feydt lost his longtime colleague Christine Hamborgstrøm (58) two years ago due to illness. The two were, among other things, known for their fight against the illegal use of flat cells and long-term isolation during custody.
