14th November 2023

The web in English

The Supreme Court has revised and added more material about the court on the website in English. It contains a general and brief description of the court’s activities as well as a review of its history.

2nd November 2023

Nordic Judicial Committee (EK-JUST) visit

In the past week the Supreme Court was visited by the Nordic Embedsmandskomité for justitsspörgsmål.

20th October 2023

Visit from students at the University of Reykjavík Law School

The Supreme Court received a visit from students at the University of Reykjavík Law School yesterday. Judge Sigurður Tómas Magnússon and assistant to the judge Linda Ramdani welcomed the group, introduced the court’s operations and answered questions.

11th October 2023

Visit from the University of Iceland

Students from the University of Iceland in Garðabær, along with their teacher Tinna Ösp Arnardóttir, visited the Supreme Court this week.

4th October 2023

Three Supreme Court sentences

Today, three court rulings were made in the Supreme Court.

4th October 2023

Service portal for receiving requests for appeals

The Supreme Court has implemented a service portal for receiving requests for appeals in electronic form. The applicant can upload legally-binding data to the portal, which is connected to the court’s case file system.

2nd October 2023

Visiting students of political science at the University of Iceland

The Supreme Court was visited last week by students in political science at the University of Iceland. The guests were welcomed by Supreme Court Judge Ása Ólafsdóttir, Director of the Office Ólöf Finnsdóttir, Judge assistants Jenný Harðardóttir and Guðmundur Snæbjörnsson. They presented the court’s operations and answered questions from students.

13th September 2023

Visit from the Icelandic School of Gardening

Students from the 3rd grade in Verzlunarskóli Íslands, along with their teacher Birnir Jón Bragason, visited the Supreme Court this week.

11th September 2023

Visit from the Harvard Advanced Leadership Coalition Group

On Friday 8 September, the Supreme Court was visited by the Harvard Advanced Leadership Coalition Group, which was attended by the US Ambassador Carrin F. Patman.

21st June 2023

A sentence in a homicide case

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in a case where AS, CS, MS and SQ were charged with manslaughter by having in a company stood together to kill the victim.