The Supreme Court of Iceland
A judgment on damages for a user-administered personal assistance application
5th May 2022
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled in Case A v. Mosfellsbær, where it was determined that the municipality should pay compensation for the handling and handling of his application on 4 October 2018 for user-led personal assistance on the basis of the law on services for people with long-term support needs.
The Supreme Court considered that Mosfellsbær had provided limited explanations for the delays that occurred in processing and processing the application. In assessing the significance of the delays, it must be kept in mind that from the moment that the application A was received by Mosfellsbær, it had been in urgent need of a quick processing and the municipality could be clear about this. The Supreme Court therefore considered that the processing of the application had been significantly delayed and the municipality was obliged to pay A 700.000 ISK in damages.