Where the applicant had had to pay a fine to the commission, but the amount of the fine was later reduced by the court, the Commission was obliged to pay interest on the excess payment. An annulment of a judgment operated retroactively, and the obligation to re-instate the applicant’s position included an obligation to pay interest necessary to achieve that effect.
Citations:
Times 15-Nov-2001, Case T-171/99
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
European
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.166810