LEX Law Offices

This memorandum is intended to provide information on measures undertaken by the Icelandic government in response to disruption of businesses on account of the SARSCoV2 virus. The memo will be updated as the occasion arises. Status as on Tuesday 31 March 2020 On 31 March 2020, the Icelandic Parliament (Althingi) passed amendments to various laws in order to implement the government´s announced measures in response to COVID-19. The following is a brief overview of the said amendments, primarily focused don the business environment. 1) Amendments to the Act No 45/1987, on the Withholding of Public Levies at Source. Deferral of payment...

For more than 20 years Chambers and Partners have published directories on leading firms in most of the countries in the world. Their ranking for 2023 for Global  is now available. LEX is ranked as a Leading Firm in Iceland. Chambers global ranking is in the Corporate / Commercial and Dispute Resolution categories. The Corporate / Commercial team is described as following: „LEX Law Offices boasts a broad corporate and commercial offering, including public M&A and ECM mandates. The law firm also possesses high-level expertise in banking and finance. The lawyers additionally assist with the compliance and regulatory aspects of transactions...

For more than 20 years Chambers and Partners have published directories on leading firms in most of the countries in the world. Their ranking for 2023 for Global  is now available. LEX is ranked as a Leading Firm in Iceland. Chambers global ranking is in the Corporate / Commercial and Dispute Resolution categories. The Corporate / Commercial team is described as following: „LEX Law Offices boasts a broad corporate and commercial offering, including public M&A and ECM mandates. The law firm also possesses high-level expertise in banking and finance. The lawyers additionally assist with the compliance and regulatory aspects of transactions...