Judge's registration of interests
The Supreme Court has decided that from the beginning of 2017, information about the interests of Supreme Court judges will be available on the court's website. When deciding on the content of this information, it has been taken into account what judges are required to report to the committee on judicial duties according to the instructions of Article 45. Act no. 50/2016 on courts and rules established pursuant to them.
At the same time, attention has been paid, on the one hand, to Alþingi's rules regarding the registration of the financial interests of members of parliament and confidential duties outside of parliament, and on the other hand to how things like these are handled in the Nordic countries. On this basis, the information will cover the following main points:
Additional duties of each judge, as well as whether payment will be made for them and from whom.
Real estate owned by a judge intended for other than personal use for him and his family.
Shares in any kind of companies.
All debts of the judge that are not directly related to the acquisition of real estate for personal use.
Membership of judges in associations that do not operate with a financial goal.
This information will be based on the situation at the beginning of 2017 and will be updated as soon as possible.
If the parties to individual court cases believe that they need to receive specified information about any of the previously mentioned items at a specific earlier time limit regarding the judges in their cases, they can direct an inquiry about it to the Supreme Court.