This was also the case. A clear reason for this development was not found, although there are clues to suggest that cases concerning laws of privacy, that didn’t appear before the court until 1997, may have had some influence.
Ekki var fundin nein skýr ástæða fjölgunar mála og hækkunar fjárhæða, en ákveðnar vísbendingar eru um að mál sem varða friðhelgi einkalífs, sem komu ekki til skjalanna fyrr en árið 1997, hafi jafnvel haft einhver áhrif.