Réttur served as legal advisor to shareholders of SIGNO ehf., the parent company of LED Birtingar ehf. and LED Skilti ehf., in a recent transaction involving the purchase and sale of shares within the group. This deal included the exit of the parent’s largest individual...
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This morning, the European Court of Human Rights found in favour of two Applicants, represented by Sigurður Örn Hilmarsson, one of the owners at Réttur – Aðalsteinsson & Partners. The case concerned violations of electoral laws and discrepancy in the recount of votes in the...
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Legal500 rankings are in and Réttur received rankings in four categories. The firm is proud of its continuing ranking as a top tier firm in Dispute resolution. Additionally, the firm continued to receive recognition in the fields of restructuring and insolvency, TMT and IP and...
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This year, Réttur is pleased to announce that it has yet again received ranking from Chambers and Partners, Chambers Europe 2023 and Chambers Global 2023, in Dispute Resolution. The firm received the following reviews: “Réttur – Aðalsteinsson & Partners has a well-regarded dispute resolution team handling a diverse caseload. The law firm assists...
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Rettur represents the group of relatives of those who died in the avalanche in Sudavik in 1995 Sigurdur Örn Hilmarsson, partner at Rettur, represents a group of thirteen people who share the same fate of having lost relatives in the traumatizing avalanche in Sudavik, West Iceland...
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Ms. Jóna Thórey Pétursdottir, associate and a human rights lawyer at Réttur, has taken a seat on the Board of Advisors of the organization Swedish Observatory for Human Rights Information (SOHRI). The organization’s advisory board consists of international experts in human rights law and social justice....
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Réttur is alarmed by the triple planetary crisis facing humankind. As a means to the end of raising awareness and challenging deeply rooted practice in governmental lines, Réttur works to promote and advance cases touching upon topics within environmental law, on environmental rights of individuals...
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In April 2023, one of Réttur´s associates and human rights specialist, Ms. Jóna Thórey Pétursdottir, gave a speech on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The topic was the centre of dicussion at a symposium at Reykjavik University this spring. The event...
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It was a delight and pleasure for Réttur to receive recognition from Legal 500 in early 2023, for the firm´s recent achievements and case handling. In the latest Legal500 assessment published early 2023, Réttur continued to be recognized as a Tier 1 law firm in...
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Jona Þorey‘s speech on equality, human rights and climate change at the Open Women‘s Forum On 18 March 2023, the conference Women's Open Forum took place at Hilton Reykjavik Nordica, where our associate, Jóna Thórey Pétursdótttir, a specialist in human rights and environmental law, was invited...
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