12th June 2023

Nordic Language Competition 2023

The Nordic Language Competition was held in Helsinki on 9 and 10 June. The competition was organised by a team from the University of Iceland’s Law Department consisting of Guðjón Þór Jósefsson, Guðrún Sólveig Sigríðardóttir, Margrét Sjöfn Magnúsdóttir, Nói Mar Jónsson and Þorsteinn Davíð Stefánsson.

2nd June 2023

Visit from Ohio Northern University School of Law

In the past week, the Supreme Court received a visit from students and faculty members of the law department at Ohio Northern University, along with Trausti Fannar Valsson, President of the University of Iceland’s law department. The school regularly offers summer programs for American and Icelandic students in Iceland.

22nd May 2023

ABOTA - The Association Visits the Supreme Court

On Saturday, May 20th, the Supreme Court received a large group of lawyers and judges from the United States. The group came to Iceland under the auspices of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and stayed for several days.

17th May 2023

Visit from Riga Court of Appeals

The Supreme Court was visited yesterday by Riga Court of Appeals (Riga Regional Court), which was attended by Daiga Vilsone, President of the Court, Līga Blūmiņa, Chair of the Court's Civil Division, Ingūna Amoliņa, Acting Chair of the Criminal Division of the Court, and Svetlana Beļajeva, Judge of the Court's Civil Division.

26th April 2023

A hearing in Vatnsendi

Today, a case was brought before the Supreme Court regarding the land of Vatnsendi, which stems from a will made in 1938. Numerous court cases have been brought regarding the land and the will before the Supreme Court in the past decades.

21st April 2023

Fjölbrautarskólinn í Garðabæ visits Hæstiréttur

Students from the Fjölbrautarskólinn in Garðabær visited the Supreme Court along with their teacher Tinna Ösp Arnardóttir. The President of the Supreme Court, Benedikt Bogason, and the Assistant Judge, Linda Ramdani, welcomed them, introduced the court’s operations and the legal system.

19th April 2023

Interns of embassies end the EU delegation visit

The Supreme Court was visited this week by students from the EU embassies and the EU delegation. The President of the Supreme Court, Benedikt Bogason, and the Deputy Judge, Linda Ramdani, welcomed them, introduced them to the operations of the court and answered questions.

13th April 2023

Improvements to the building of the Supreme Court

In the past, the Supreme Court has undertaken extensive renovations of the court’s premises, aimed at keeping it in good standing.

11th April 2023

Nordic conference in Iceland

A Nordic conference of the highest courts in the Nordic countries was held at the Hotel Grimsborg in Grímsnes on 27 and 28 March. A total of 34 judges from all the courts attended the conference.

29th March 2023

Visit to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The Supreme Court visited the UK Supreme Court on 17 March and held a meeting with six of the court's judges, including Lord Reed, the president of the court, and Lord Hodge, the vice president of the court.