Category: News

Útgáfa bókarinnar Eignarréttur I

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LEX celebrates the publishing of the book „Eignarréttur I“ (Property Law I). Víðir Smári Petersen, partner at LEX co-authors the book with Þorgeir Örlygsson and Karl Axelsson. The book is the first of three in series about Icelandic Property Law and is published by Fons Juris

The Need for Small Claims Court in Iceland

Arnar Þór Stefánsson, partner at LEX published an article in the business section of the Icelandic news  paper Morgunblaðið on the need for Small Claims Court in Iceland. The article can be viewed here

Composition as an overlooked recourse

Birgir Már Björnsson, attorney at LEX published an article in the icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið on composition as an overlooked recourse. The article can be viewed here

LEX at UTmessan

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On the 7th-8th of February „UTmessan“ will take place in Harpa Concert Hall. UTmessan is one of the largest IT events in Iceland and is both a conference and exhibition. The purpose of UTmessan is to highlight the importance of information technology and its effects on individuals, businesses and Icelandic society alike. LEX will have… Read more »

Trouble in Buckingham Palace?

Associate María Kristjánsdóttir wrote an article in the Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið about the trademark Sussex Royal and the effect the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, to step back from royal duties could have on the trademark.

Guidance Note on the OneTrust DataGuidance Platform

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Erla S. Arnadottir, partner, and associates Maria Kristjansdottir and Lena Markusdottir just published a Guidance Note on the OneTrust DataGuidance Platform that provides an overview of the interaction between privacy legislation and health and pharma legislation in Iceland. The Guidance Note can be viewed here.

The district court upholds the decision of the Wilderness Committee

In a lawsuit brought by the Icelandic State against clients of LEX, the District Court of the Western Iceland, has upheld the ruling of the Wilderness Committee in favour of LEX’s clients. In the case, the Icelandic state demanded that the decision of the Wilderness Committee in the case 4/2014; Arnarvatnsheiði, Geitland and Langjökull, in… Read more »

Dividends paid by a parent company on the basis net income from subsidiaries considered legitimate

The Appeal Court of Iceland pronounced a judgement in a case brought by Birgir Már Björnsson, Attorney at LEX, on behalf of International Seafood Holdings S.á.r.l. against the state. In the case, it was argued whether the ruling of the Director of Internal Revenue, upheld in the District Court in Reykjavík, should by annulled. The… Read more »

LEX advices Iceland Seafood International on the company’s IPO and listing on Nasdaq’s Iceland main market.

Iceland Seafood International hf. (“Iceland Seafood”), a customer of LEX, announced today that its shares will start trading on the main market of Nasdaq Iceland. Iceland Seafood was previously listed on Nasdaq First North Iceland and is the 48th company to list on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets in 2019. In the weeks before the listing Iceland… Read more »

Pharmaceutical trademarks in Iceland

Hulda Árnadóttir, partner and María Kristjánsdóttir, associate, recently published this article on Pharmaceutical trademarks in Iceland in Pharmaceutical Trademarks: A global Guide 2010/2021 This article first appeared in Pharmaceutical Trademarks: A Global Guide 2020/2021, a supplement to World Trademark Review, published by Law Business Research – IP Division. To view the guide in full, please… Read more »