Established in 2018 to create a genuine three-tier system, Landsréttur hears appeals from the district courts in civil and criminal cases, reviewing both fact and law.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Intermediate court of appeal
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Seat
- Reykjavík
- Composition
- Fifteen judges sitting in panels.
- Languages
- Icelandic
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to the Supreme Court by leave.
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