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.

According to Gallup, about 89% of lawyers and accusers had a high level of trust in the Supreme Court, according to a survey on the services of the courts, which was carried out at the request of the judicial administration.

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in a case brought by R against A regarding two specific comments made by A in a radio program. The Supreme Court’s decision stated that a discussion on important social issues enjoys increased protection of freedom of expression and that A would be granted more freedom to express himself.

Yesterday, Wednesday 16 February, it was 102 years since the Supreme Court of Iceland became a law-making body. A press conference was held at the Supreme Court to celebrate the publication of the book Supreme Court in a Hundred Years – History. At the same time, a press conference was held to celebrate the publication of Supreme Court in a Hundred Years – Essays, but the press conference was not available at the time because of the pandemic.

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.

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.

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.

Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir, a judge at the European Court of Human Rights, visited the Supreme Court in the past week and met with the judges and the court’s staff.

The emergency room of HSU Selfoss services a large district and is open 24 hours a day every day of the year.

The West Iceland Healthcare Institution has received a grant from the memorial fund of Bergþóra Magnúsdóttir and Jakob Bjarnason. The memorial fund is managed by the Directorate of Health and grants are granted from it to projects intended to improve the quality and safety of healthcare.