Category: News

Beyond the scope

Lára Herborg Ólafsdóttir, attorney and partner at LEX, wrote an article in the business section of the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið today about framework agreements, which are one of the options to handle various procurements by public bodies simultaneously. When concluding contracts for goods, projects or services on the basis of a framework agreement, it is… Read more »

Application in practice

Birgir Már Björnsson, attorney and partner at LEX Law Office, wrote an article in the business section of the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið today where he discusses the status of wage claims of executives in the event of bankruptcy of a business and the courts’ interpretation of the condition of day-to-day management.

LEX Law Offices IP practice top ranked by the WTR

In the 2021 edition of World Trademark Review (WTR) LEX Law Offices receives immensely favourable review and is described as “reliable, highly professional and efficiently managed” and the excellent work of Erla S. Árnadóttir, Hulda Árnadóttir and María Kristjánsdóttir are recognised. „The “reliable, highly professional and efficiently managed” LEX Law Offices has been setting the… Read more »

Merger control – More must be done

María Kristjánsdóttir, attorney at LEX and Heiðrún Lind Marteinsdóttir, CEO of Fisheries Iceland, wrote an article in the Icelandic newspaper Viðskiptablaðið today. In the article, they discuss the importance of active competition for an efficient economy and in the interest of consumers. The role of the Competition Authority, which monitors that mergers are not harmful… Read more »

Síldarvinnslan preparing to list on Stock Exchange

The Board of Directors of Síldarvinnslan has decided to start preparations for listing the company’s shares on the main market of Nasdaq Iceland and has hired Landsbankinn’s Corporate Finance to oversee the project. LEX Law Offices and the auditing firm EY will be responsible for conducting due diligence. Síldarvinnslan put out an announcement on the… Read more »

LEX á UTmessunni

On 1st – 6th of February “UTmessan” 2021 will be digitally held. UTmessan is one of the largest IT events in Iceland and is both a conference and exhibition. LEX has a digital booth you can visit here. Today between 12 and 14 (GMT) – LEX will take over https://www.instagram.com/utmessan/ and we encourage you to… Read more »

Sound trademarks

María Kristjánsdóttir, attorney at LEX and managing director of GH Sigurgeirsson IP – an affiliate of LEX, wrote an article in the Icelandic Newspaper Fréttablaðið yesterday where she discusses sound trademarks. After amendments to the Icelandic Trademark Act in September 2020, it is now possible to register non-traditional trademarks in Iceland, including sound trademarks.

María Kristjánsdóttir is the new Managing Director of GH Sigurgeirsson Intellectual Property

María Kristjánsdóttir

María Kristjánsdóttir has been appointed as Managing Director of GH Sigurgeirsson Intellectual Property, an IP boutique subsidiary of LEX Law Offices. María completed her Master of Laws degree from Reykjavik University in 2007 and an LL.M. degree in International Business and Trade Law from Fordham University School of Law in 2008. María is an attorney… Read more »

Brexit: Appointment of a UK representative for the processing of personal data

Erla S. Árnadóttir, attorney and partner at LEX wrote an article in the Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið, where she points out one of the effects of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union when it comes to the processing of personal data. British law now requires that data controllers and processors who process data that are not… Read more »

Electronic shareholders’ meetings – thoughts on preparation

Electronic shareholders’ meetings, in part or in full, can be an optimal option. Kristín Edwald, attorney and partner at LEX discusses e.g., authorization for electronic shareholders’ meetings pursuant to Act no. 2/1995 on public limited companies, electronic implementation and increased general knowledge of online meetings in “Áramót” a magazine published yearly by the Icelandic Business… Read more »