The Icesave dispute was a diplomatic dispute among Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom which began after the privately owned Icelandic bank Landsbanki was placed in receivership on 7 October 2008.
A diplomatic disagreement emerged among Iceland, the Netherlands, and the UK following the bankruptcy of the privately owned Icelandic bank Landsbanki on 7 October 2008, which sparked the Icesave controversy.