HSIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
Jurisdiction · Iceland
Financial conduct records — Iceland
4 documented case files are recorded in Iceland. Every entry summarises material already published by a court, prosecutor, regulator or established news organisation, and links to that source.
Icelandic records arise largely from the Office of the Special Prosecutor established after the 2008 banking collapse, with judgments handed down by the Supreme Court of Iceland.
Case files in this group
| Ref. | Matter | Jurisdiction | Authority | Arose | Last decision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS-2015-01 | Supreme Court of Iceland upholds prison sentences against four former bank executives Kaupthing Bank hf. (failed) | Iceland | Supreme Court of Iceland | 12 December 2013 | 12 February 2015 | Convictions upheld |
| IS-2015-01 | Kaupthing al-Thani: financed share purchase and the Icelandic Supreme Court judgment Kaupthing Bank hf. | Iceland | Office of the Special Prosecutor · Supreme Court of Iceland | 22 September 2008 | 12 February 2015 | Concluded — convictions confirmed |
| IS-2008-02 | Landsbanki and Icesave: deposit guarantees and the Icelandic market-manipulation case Landsbanki Íslands hf. | Iceland | Office of the Special Prosecutor · EFTA Court | 7 October 2008 | 6 October 2016 | Concluded — convictions and EFTA ruling |
| IS-2008-03 | Glitnir: lending decisions taken in the weeks before the 2008 collapse Glitnir Bank hf. | Iceland | Office of the Special Prosecutor | 29 September 2008 | 1 June 2016 | Concluded — appellate review recorded |
Individuals recorded in this group
SEIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
OOIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
MGIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
IcelandResigned in 2016 after the Panama Papers disclosed an offshore company holding claims on the collapsed Icelandic banks; no charges were brought
IcelandConvicted by the Supreme Court of Iceland in 2015 in the al-Thani share purchase proceedings
IcelandConvicted in the same Icelandic proceedings concerning the al-Thani share purchase; sentence confirmed in 2015
IcelandConvicted in Icelandic proceedings concerning lending decisions taken before the 2008 collapse of Glitnir
IcelandConvicted in the Icelandic market-manipulation proceedings concerning Landsbanki share trading before the 2008 collapse
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