9th February 2023

Visit from the US Ambassador

On Tuesday 7 February, the Supreme Court visited Carrin F. Patman, the US Ambassador to Iceland, with his husband James V. Derrick.

25th January 2023

Visit from interns at the embassies of Denmark and Sweden

In the following week, the Supreme Court received a visit from interns at the Danish and Swedish embassies in Iceland.

3rd January 2023

Death of former Supreme Court Justice Greta Baldursdóttir

On New Year’s Day, former Supreme Court Justice Greta Baldursdóttir died.

14th December 2022

Judgment on the disclosure of information in a television show

The Supreme Court today ruled in a case that B brought against A for the performance of a television show which included interviews with B that had been recorded the summer before. The parties’ dispute was based on B’s claim for compensation from A, among other reasons, on the grounds that the show had included sensitive personal information without her consent.

9th December 2022

Visit from the Icelandic Association of County Commissioners

On Thursday, December 8th, the Supreme Court received a visit from the Icelandic District Commissioners Association. The President and the Director of the Court welcomed the District Commissioners and introduced them to the operations and answered questions.

7th December 2022

Judgment on the reopening of the Supreme Court case

The case is a precursor to the case whereby the court of Iceland, by a verdict of the Landsréttur court of 23 March 2018 in case no. 6/2018, convicted X of traffic offences by driving a vehicle deprived of his driving license and under the influence of drugs. The court of Iceland, by the Supreme Court of 24 May 2018 in case no. 10/2018, upheld the court of Iceland’s decision. The reopening court rule was passed on 31 March 2022 on the request of X to reopen the case.

2nd December 2022

Delegation from the EFTA Court visits the Supreme Court

Yesterday, the Supreme Court was visited by the President of the EFTA Court, Páll Hreinsson, and the Director of the Court, Ólafur Jóhannes Einarsson.

14th November 2022

Visit from the European Law Students Association (ELSA) Helsinki

In the following week, the Supreme Court was visited by Finnish law students at ELSA Helsinki and their Icelandic hosts.

9th November 2022

A decision on the reinstatement of the Supreme Court case in case No. 74/2015

The Supreme Court today issued a decision in a case regarding the reopening of the court’s judgment in case No. 74/2015, where X, Y and Z had been convicted of various conducts in the activities of A ehf. The reopening judgment was passed by a ruling on 30 December 2021 on their request for the case to be reopened.

9th November 2022

The Court of Justice in Case No. 74/2012

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in a case regarding the reopening of the court’s judgment in case No. 74/2012, where J and T had been convicted of major violations against tax law, which they committed in their own name and as the directors of B hf. The reopening court, by ruling on 21 January 2022, accepted the request of J and T for the reopening of the case in that regard.