New plenary hearing
Snow Crab II. The geographic scope of the Svalbard Treaty.
On 14 October 2022, the Supreme Court's Appeals Selection Committee decided to refer Borgarting Court of Appeal's judgment 13 June 2022 to the Supreme Court.
Sia North Star Ltd
(Counsel Hallvard Østgård)
v.
The State represented by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
(The Office of the Attorney General represented by Fredrik Sejersted)
Snow Crab II. The geographic scope of the Svalbard Treaty. Whether a Latvian shipowner can catch snow crab on the continental shelf adjacent to Svalbard.
Chief Justice Toril Marie Øie decided that the case will be heard by the Supreme Court sitting in plenary session.