Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 20(2)(a) TFEU – Second paragraph of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 – Cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking . .
ECJ Appeal – Actions for annulment – Admissibility – Premature action – Action out of time – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right to effective judicial protection – European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Articles 57 and 59 – Substances subject to authorisation … Continue reading Polyelectrolyte Producers Group Geie v European Chemicals Agency: ECJ 21 Mar 2013
ECJ Opinion – Appeal – Actions for annulment – Admissibility – Premature action – Action out of time – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right to effective judicial protection – European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Articles 57 and 59 – Substances subject … Continue reading SNF SAS v European Chemicals Agency: ECJ 21 Mar 2013
ECJ Review of the judgment in Case T-234/11 P – Action for annulment – Admissibility – Time-limit for bringing proceedings – Time-limit not set by a provision of European Union law – Concept of ‘reasonable period’ – Interpretation – Obligation on the Courts of the European Union to take account of the particular circumstances of … Continue reading Jaramillo v European Investment Bank: ECJ 28 Feb 2013
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European arrest warrant – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – Article 1(3) – Article 6(1) – Surrender procedures between Member States – Conditions for execution – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Second paragraph of … Continue reading Openbaar Ministerie (Independance De L’Autorite Judiciaire D’Emission) (Urgent Preliminary Ruling – European Arrest Warrant – Judgment): ECJ 17 Dec 2020
Bodies representing lawyers complained that the anti-money laundering Directive infringed their capacity to provide confidential advice to their clients, in turn infringing their right to a fair trial. Held: The complaint failed. Insofar as the complaint was restricted to interference with a fair trial, the Directive provided that advice given in the course of proceedings … Continue reading Ordre des barreaux francophones and Other v Conseil des Minsitres (Conseil des barreaux de l’Union eurpeenne and Ordre des avocats du barreau de Liege, interveners: ECJ 26 Jun 2007
ECJ Grand Chamber – Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Personal data – Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of such data – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 47 – Directive 95/46/EC – Articles 25 and 28 – Transfer of personal data to … Continue reading Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner, Digital Rights Ireland Ltd: ECJ 6 Oct 2015
The applicant complained that he had been individually affect by a European Instrument. The commission objected that he did not have sufficient standing to challenge the instrument. Held: The former law that an individual had to be affected in some particular way as compared with others, is no longer correct. An individual now has standing … Continue reading Jego-Quere et Cie SA v Commission of the European Communities: ECFI 3 May 2002
ECJ Opinion – Articles 18, 20 and 21 TFEU – Fundamental rights as general principles of European Union law – Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – European citizenship – Unemployment benefits – Child with the nationality of a Member State – Right of residence of parents who are … Continue reading Ruiz Zambrano (European Citizenship): ECJ 30 Sep 2010
ECJ Citizenship of the Union – Article 20 TFEU – Grant of right of residence under European Union law to a minor child on the territory of the Member State of which that child is a national, irrespective of the previous exercise by him of his right of free movement in the territory of the … Continue reading Ruiz Zambrano (European Citizenship): ECJ 8 Mar 2011
ECJ Grand Chamber – Citizenship of the Union – Right of residence of nationals of third countries who are family members of Union citizens – Refusal based on the citizen’s failure to exercise the right to freedom of movement – Possible difference in treatment compared with EU citizens who have exercised their right to freedom … Continue reading Dereci and Others (European Citizenship): ECJ 15 Nov 2011
ECJ (Grand Chamber) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the Union – Articles 20 and 21 TFEU – Directive 2004/38/EC – Right of a third-country national with a criminal record to reside in a Member State – Parent having sole care of two minor children, who are Union citizens – First child possessing … Continue reading Rendon Marin (Judgment : Citizenship Of The Union): ECJ 13 Sep 2016
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Union citizenship – Article 20 TFEU – Access to social assistance and child benefit conditional on right of residence in a Member State – Third-country national responsible for the primary day-to-day care of her minor child, a national of that Member State – Obligation on the third-country national to … Continue reading Chavez-Vilchez and Others (Union Citizenship – Article 20 TFEU – Access To Social Assistance and Child Benefit Conditional On Right of Residence In A Member State : Judgment): ECJ 10 May 2017
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2001/23/EC – Scope – Article 1(1) – Transfers of undertakings – Safeguarding of employees’ rights -Service contract for the management of a municipal Academy of Music – Cessation of the activity of the first contractor before the end of the current school year and designation of a new … Continue reading Colino Siguenza (Transfers of Undertakings – Safeguarding of Employeesa Rights – Dismissal By Reason of Transfer – Judgment): ECJ 7 Aug 2018
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European arrest warrant – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – Article 1(3) – Surrender procedures between Member States – Conditions for execution – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Right of access … Continue reading Minister for Justice and Equality (Defaillances Du Systeme Judiciaire) (European Arrest Warrant – Grounds for Refusal To Execute): ECJ 25 Jul 2018
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – European arrest warrant – Grounds for refusal to execute – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Right to a fair trial – Rule of law – Article 7 TEU – Reasoned proposal of … Continue reading Minister for Justice and Equality (Defaillances Du Systeme Judiciaire) (European Arrest Warrant – Grounds for Refusal To Execute – Opinion): ECJ 28 Jun 2018
ECJ Non-Contractual Liability – Representation of The European Union – Barring of Actions : Judgment – Non-contractual liability – Representation of the European Union – Barring of actions – Nullification of the legal effects of a decision which has become final – Precision of the application – Admissibility – Article 47 of the Charter of … Continue reading Guardian Europe v European Union: ECFI 7 Jun 2017
ECJ Appeal – European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) – Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemical substances – Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) – Articles 57 and 59 – Substances subject to authorisation – Identification of acrylamide as a substance of very high concern – Inclusion on the candidate list of substances – Publication – Time-limit … Continue reading Polyelectrolyte Producers Group Geie v European Chemicals Agency: ECJ 26 Sep 2013
This appeal is concerned with the lawfulness of statutory restrictions on data protection rights, in the context of immigration. By paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the Data Protection Act 2018 (‘DPA 2018’) Parliament enacted ‘the Immigration Exemption’. This disapplies some data protection rights where their application would be likely to prejudice immigration control. Judges: … Continue reading The Open Rights Group and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v The Secretary of State for The Home Department and Another: CA 26 May 2021
ECJ (Judgment) Non-contractual liability – Clarifying of the application – Limitation period – Admissibility – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Reasonable judgment – Material damage – Interest on the amount of unpaid fine – Bank guarantee charges – Causal link Citations: ECLI:EU:T:2017:105, [2017] EUECJ T-40/15 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European Human Rights, … Continue reading ASPLA and Armando Alvarez v European Union: ECFI 17 Feb 2017
ECJ Judgment -Non-contractual liability – Accuracy of the application – Admissibility – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Reasonable judgment – Material damage – Interest on the amount of unpaid fine – Bank guarantee charges – Intangible damage – Causality Citations: ECLI:EU:T:2017:48, [2017] EUECJ T-479/14 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European Banking Updated: 29 … Continue reading Kendrion v European Union: ECFI 1 Feb 2017
(Judgment) Non-contractual liability – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Reasonable time for judgment – Circumstances specific to the case – Issue of the dispute – Complexity of the dispute – Conduct of the parties and the occurrence of procedural incidents – No period of inactivity Unjustified Citations: ECLI:EU:T:2017:47, [2017] EUECJ T-725/14 … Continue reading Aalberts Industries v European Union: ECFI 1 Feb 2017
ECJ (Judgment) Non-contractual liability – Accuracy of the application – Limitation period – Admissibility – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Reasonable judgment – Material damage – Losses suffered – Interest on the amount of unpaid fine – Loss of chance – Intangible damage – Causal link Citations: T-577/14, [2017] EUECJ T-577/14 … Continue reading Gascogne Sack Deutschland and Gascogne v European Union: ECFI 10 Jan 2017
ECJ Social policy – Directive 2002/14/EC – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 27 – Subjecting the setting up of bodies representing staff to certain thresholds of employees – Calculation of the thresholds – National legislation contrary to European Union law – Role of the national court [2014] All ER (EC) … Continue reading Association De Mediation Sociale v Union Locale Des Syndicats CGT: ECJ 15 Jan 2014
ECJ Opinion – Electronic communications – Directive 2006/24/EC – Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of electronic communications services – Validity – Article 5(4) TEU – Proportionality of action of the European Union – Charter of Fundamental Rights – Article 7 – Respect for privacy – Article 8 – Protection … Continue reading Digital Rights Ireland v The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources etc: ECJ 12 Dec 2013
ECJ Review of the judgment of the General Court in Case T-268/11 P – Civil service – Commission decision refusing to carry over paid annual leave not taken by an official during the reference period because of long term sick leave – Article 1e(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union – … Continue reading European Commission v Guido Strack: ECJ 19 Sep 2013
The Union challenged the right of the respondent to resell tickets to international rugby matches. The tickets were subject to a condition rendering it void on any resale at above face value. They said that the respondent had advertised tickets in breach of this condition. The Court considered whether it was appropriate to protect the … Continue reading The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd: SC 21 Nov 2012
ECJ Grand Chamber – Electronic communications – Directive 2006/24/EC – Publicly available electronic communications services or public communications networks services – Retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of such services – Validity – Articles 7, 8 and 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union V Skouris, … Continue reading Digital Rights Ireland v The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources etc: ECJ 8 Apr 2014
ECJ (Opinion) Air transport – Directive 2002/30/EC – Definition of ‘operating restrictions’ – Noise limits at source which must be observed when overflying built-up areas near an airport – Possibility of adopting national rules based on noise levels measured on the ground – Relationship with Directive 2002/49/EC – Convention on International Civil Aviation – Fundamental … Continue reading European Air Transport v College d’Environnement de la Region de Bruxelles-Capitale: ECJ 17 Feb 2011
ECJ Article 56 TFUE – Freedom to provide services – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 15 to 17, 47 and 50 – Freedom to choose an occupation, right to engage in work, freedom to . .
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Principle of equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78 / EC – Article 6, paragraph 1 – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 21 – . .
ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – National legislation providing . .
The claimant had appealed against his exclusion, confirmed by the Special Immigration Appeal Commission. The case had been remitted to the European Court of Justice, which had now made its decision. Held: The essence of the grounds for excluding a European Union national from the United Kingdom must be disclosed by virtue of article 47 … Continue reading ZZ v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 24 Jan 2014
AZ, a refugee, had been refused general travel document for reasons of national security. The Court as now asked whether he was entitled to be told of the concerns in advance of defendant’s decision.Burnett LJ referred to a ‘sliding scale for the purposes of disclosure.’ Judges: Jackson, Underhill, Burnett LJJ Citations: [2017] EWCA Civ 35, … Continue reading AZ (Syria) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 27 Jan 2017
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA – Applicability – Imposition of a financial penalty on a legal person for non-payment of tax debts – Concept of ‘confiscation’ – Articles 48, 49 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Penalties of … Continue reading Delta Stroy 2003 (Judicial Cooperation In Criminal Matters – Imposition of A Financial Penalty On A Legal Person for Non-Payment of Tax Debts – Concept of ‘Confiscation’ – Judgment): ECJ 10 Nov 2022
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Directive 2000/78/EC – Article 2(2), Article 4(1) and Article 6(1) – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – National legislation fixing a maximum age limit … Continue reading Ministero Dell’Interno (Limite D’Age Pour Le Recrutement Des Commissaires De Police) (Social Policy – Prohibition of Discrimination On Grounds of Age – Judgment): ECJ 17 Nov 2022
(1) Rule 45 of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (Procedure) Rules 2005 confers discretionary, procedural case management powers. It does not require the First-tier Tribunal to undertake evidence-gathering. Any direction given under rule 45 to the Secretary of State to seek out or validate evidence must be exercised sparingly and in a fact-sensitive way, bearing … Continue reading NA (UT Rule 45: Singh v Belgium) Iran: UTIAC 8 May 2014
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Articles 34 and 36 TFEU – Free movement of goods – Intellectual property – EU trade mark – Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 15 – Exhaustion of the rights conferred by a trade mark – Placing on the market within the European Economic Area (EEA) – Consent of the … Continue reading Harman International Industries (Free movement of goods – Place of first marketing of products by the proprietor of the trade mark or with its consent – Judgment): ECJ 17 Nov 2022
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of ??freedom, security and justice – Articles 4, 7 and 19 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment – Respect for private and family life – Protection in the event of removal, expulsion and extradition – Right of … Continue reading X v Staatssecretaris Van Justitie En Veiligheid (Eloignement – Cannabis Therapeutique): ECJ 22 Nov 2022
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Detention of third-country nationals – Fundamental right to liberty – Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Conditions governing the lawfulness of detention – Directive 2008/115/EC – Article 15 – Directive 2013/33/EU – Article 9 – … Continue reading Staatssecretaris Van Justitie En Veiligheid (Examen D’Office De La Retention) (Area of Freedom, Security and Justice – Detention of Third-Country Nationals – Opinion): ECJ 21 Jun 2022
ECJ Opinion – Transfer of undertakings – Safeguarding of employees’ rights – Directive 2001/23/EC – Article 3(3) – Collective agreement applicable to the transferor and to the employee at the time of the transfer – Dynamic clauses referring to current and future collective agreements – Scope of the judgment of the Court of Justice in … Continue reading Alemo-Herron and Others v Parkwood Leisure Ltd: ECJ 19 Feb 2013
ECJ Competition – Action for damages – Evidence – Admissibility – Third party access to completed public law competition proceedings to support civil action – Access request by an association representing third parties potentially affected by a cartel – Legislative ban on access without the consent of all parties to public law competition proceedings – … Continue reading Bundeswettbewerbsbehorde v Donau Chemie Ag: ECJ 7 Feb 2013
ECJ (Grand Chamber) Directive 2010/13/EU – Provision of audiovisual media services – Article 15(6) -Validity – Events of high interest to the public that are subject to exclusive broadcasting rights – Right of access of broadcasters to such events for the purpose of making short news reports – Limitation of possible compensation for the holder … Continue reading Sky Osterreich Gmbh v Osterreichischer Rundfunk: ECJ 22 Jan 2013
ECJ Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 – Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) – Alleged violation of the right to respect for human dignity – Effective judicial protection – Right of access to a court Judges: T. von Danwitz, P Citations: C-23/12, [2013] EUECJ C-23/12 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Mohamad Zakaria: ECJ 17 Jan 2013
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common rules for the internal market in natural gas – Directive 2009/73/EC – Article 3(1) to (3) and Article 41(16) – Public service obligations – Natural gas storage obligations for the purposes of ensuring the security and regularity of supply – National legislation providing that the financial burden of … Continue reading Dzvergas Mrezhi and Balgarska Gazova Asotsiatsia (Common Rules for The Internal Market In Natural Gas – Natural Gas Storage Obligations – Judgment): ECJ 30 Apr 2020
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 50 – Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement – Article 54 – Principle ne bis in idem – Extradition agreement between the European Union and the United States of … Continue reading HF v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Munchen: ECJ 28 Oct 2022
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Articles 167 and 168 – Right to deduct VAT – Refusal – Fraud – Administration of evidence – Principle of respect for the rights of the defense – Law to be heard – Access to file – Article 47 of the … Continue reading Glencore Agriculture Hungary: ECJ 5 Jun 2019
ECJ Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Public health – Consumer information and protection – Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs – Concepts of ‘nutrition claims’ and ‘health claims’ – Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 – Description of a wine as ‘easily digestible’ – Reference to reduced acidity levels – Beverages containing more … Continue reading Deutsches Weintor Eg v Land Rheinland-Pfalz: ECJ 6 Sep 2012
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of ??freedom, security and justice – Common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection – Directive 2013/32 / EU – Request for international protection – Article 33, paragraph 2 – Grounds for inadmissibility – National regulations providing for the inadmissibility of the application if the applicant has arrived … Continue reading Orszagos Idegenrendeszeti Foigazgatosag Del-Alfoldi Regionalis Igazgatosag (Opinion): ECJ 23 Apr 2020
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of ??freedom, security and justice – Common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection – Directive 2013/32 / EU – Request for international protection – Article 33, paragraph 2 – Grounds for inadmissibility – National regulations providing for the inadmissibility of the application if the applicant has arrived … Continue reading Nelson Antunes Da Cunha (Judgment): ECJ 30 Apr 2020
ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Difference of treatment on grounds of age – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – General principles of European Union law – Collective agreement – Failure to take into account, for the grading on the salary scale of cabin crew members of … Continue reading Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt Gesellschaft v Betriebsrat Bord der Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt Gesellschaft mbH,: ECJ 7 Jun 2012
ECJ National administrative procedure – Purely internal situation – Administrative acts – Obligation to state reasons – Whether it is possible for failure to state reasons to be remedied during legal proceedings against an administrative act – Interpretation of the second paragraph of Article 296 TFEU and Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights … Continue reading Giuseppa Romeo v Regione Siciliana: ECJ 7 Nov 2013
ECJ Representation of the European Union before national courts – Articles 282 EC and 335 TFEU – Claim for damages in respect of loss caused to the European Union by a cartel – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right to fair hearing – Right of access to … Continue reading Europese Gemeenschap v Otis Nv: ECJ 6 Nov 2012
Judges: Lady Justice King Lady Justice Simler And Lady Justice Elisabeth Laing Citations: [2022] EWCA Civ 70, [2022] IRLR 347, [2022] ICR 818, [2022] WLR(D) 59 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Appeal from – Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd … Continue reading Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd: CA 1 Feb 2022
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of animals at the time of killing – Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 – Article 4(1) – Obligation to stun animals before they are killed – Article 4(4) – Derogation in the context of ritual slaughter – Article 26(2) – Power of Member States to adopt national rules aimed … Continue reading Centraal Israeliitisch Consistorie Van Belgie and Others (Protection of Animals At The Time of Killing – Obligation To Stun Animals Before They Are Killed – Judgment): ECJ 17 Dec 2020
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2008/115/EC – Return of illegally staying third-country nationals – Article 15(1) – Detention – Grounds for detention – General criterion based on the risk that the effective enforcement of the removal would be compromised – Risk that the person concerned would commit a criminal offence – Consequences of … Continue reading Politsei-Ja Piirivalveamet: ECJ 6 Oct 2022
(Opinion) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2000/43/EC – Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin – Article 7 – Defence of rights – Article 15 – Sanctions – Action for compensation for discrimination – Admission mechanism – Refusal by the defendant to acknowledge the existence of discrimination despite the express … Continue reading Braathens Regional Aviation (Equal Treatment Between Persons Irrespective of Racial or Ethnic Origin – Compensation for Discrimination): ECJ 14 May 2020
Section 32 of the UK Borders Act 2007 provides that where a person is sentenced to imprisonment of 12 months or more, he must be deported unless he falls within one of the statutory exceptions.Article 8 provides one such exception but there is no justification for saying that it will only be in exceptional circumstances … Continue reading Sanade and Others (British Children – Zambrano – Dereci): UTIAC 7 Feb 2012
ECJ Opinion – (Principles Of Community Law) Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 – Transfer of asylum seekers to the Member State responsible for examining the asylum application – Obligation on the transferring Member State to exercise the right to assume responsibility for the examination itself under Article 3(2) of Regulation No 343/2003 – Compatibility of the … Continue reading NS v Secretary of State For The Home Department: ECJ 22 Sep 2011
ECJ Directive 2000/78/EC – Articles 2(2) and 6(1) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 21 and 28 – Collective agreement on pay for public sector contractual employees of a Member State – Pay determined by reference to age – Collective agreement abolishing the determination of pay by reference to age … Continue reading Hennigs v Eisenbahn-Bundesamt: ECJ 8 Sep 2011
ECJ Directive 93/83/EEC – Directive 2006/116/EC, Directive 2001/29/EC – Directive 2005/115/EC – Copyright of the principal director of a film – Allocation of exclusive exploitation rights to the producer Film – Conditions – Article 14bis of the Berne Convention – Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Equitable remuneration … Continue reading Luksan v Van Der Let (Intellectual Property) French Text: ECJ 6 Sep 2011
The claimant had been an employee of a foreign diplomatic mission. He said that he was not debarred by the 1978 Act from bringing claims for unfair dismissal and breach of working time regulations, saying that any exemption would infringe his human rights. Held: (i) where there is a breach of a right afforded under … Continue reading Benkharbouche and Another v Embassy of The Republic of Sudan: CA 5 Feb 2015
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC – Public procurement – Review procedures – National legislation making the admissibility of appeals against the acts of a contracting authority subject to giving a ‘good conduct guarantee’ – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Right to an effective … Continue reading Star Storage (Judgment): ECJ 15 Sep 2016
ECJ Advocate General’s Opinion – Social policy – Concept of worker – Directive 2003/88/EC -No admitted to a help center by work – Handicapped person – Right to paid annual leave – Charter of Fundamental Rights – temporal application – Direct effect of a Directive – horizontal Dispute Judges: Mengozzi AG Citations: C-316/13, [2014] EUECJ … Continue reading Fenoll v Centre d’aide par le travail La Jouvene: ECJ 12 Jun 2014
The claimants, in the US awaiting execution for murders, challenged the permitting by the defendant for export of the chemical Sodium Thipental which would be used for their execution. The respondent said that its use in general anaesthesia practice meant that it was not subject to control. The claimants said that the export was a … Continue reading Zagorski and Baze, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Others: Admn 29 Nov 2010
The claimant was a Jehovah’s Witness and accordingly a pacifist. He complained of being obliged to undertake military service. No alternative service was offered. He was convicted, and his punishment increased on the prosecutor’s appeal. Held: The complaint failed. Judges: Josep Casadevall, P Citations: 23459/03, [2009] ECHR 1652 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human … Continue reading Bayatyan v Armenia: ECHR 27 Oct 2009
ECJ Reference for a preliminary ruling – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Principles of equality and non-discrimination – Implementation of EU law – Scope of application of EU law – None – Lack of jurisdiction of the Court Judges: A Tizzano Citations: C-483/12, [2014] EUECJ C-483/12 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European Human … Continue reading Pelckmans Turnhout v Walter Van Gastel Balen NV: ECJ 8 May 2014
ECJ Judgment – Public service – Contract staff – Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract – cancellation Conclusions – Renewal Process – Article 41 paragraph 2 a) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right be heard – Failure – compensation Conclusions – pecuniary damage Judges: R. Barents (Rapporteur), P Citations: F-55/14, … Continue reading EE v Commission: ECJ 25 Jun 2015
ECJ Articles 20 TFEU and 21 TFEU – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 51 – Directive 2003/109/EC – Third-country nationals – Right of residence in a Member State – Directive 2004/38/EC – Third-country nationals who are family members of Union citizens – Third-country national neither accompanying nor joining a Union … Continue reading Iida v Stadt Ulm: ECJ 8 Nov 2012
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European arrest warrant – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – Article 1(3) – Surrender procedures between Member States – Conditions for execution – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47 – Right of access … Continue reading LM v Minister for Justice and Equality: ECJ 25 Jul 2018
Mrs Nolan had been employed at a US airbase. When it closed, and she was made redundant, she complained that the appellant had not consulted properly on the redundancies. The US denied that it had responsibility to consult, and now appealed. Held: The appeal failed (Lord Carnworth dissenting). That the exact situation might not have … Continue reading The United States of America v Nolan: SC 21 Oct 2015
ECJ (Grand Chamber) Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Publication of information on beneficiaries of agricultural aid – Validity of the provisions of European Union law providing for that publication and laying down detailed rules for such publication – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – … Continue reading Volker Und Markus Schecke v Land Hessen (Approximation Of Laws): ECJ 9 Nov 2010
The claimants challenged the right of the respondent, purporting to us the royal prerogative, to withdraw their passports on being suspect of terrorist links. Held: The claims were dismissed. The use of the Royal Preogative was long established, and ‘we are in no doubt that it is not to be implied that Parliament intended to … Continue reading XH and AIT, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 28 Jul 2016
Applications were made by foreign nationals, residing unlawfully in the UK, for leave to remain as the partners of British citizens with whom they had formed relationships during their unlawful residence, relying primarily on the duty imposed on the Secretary of State by the 1998 Act to act compatibly with the right to respect for … Continue reading Agyarko and Ikuga, Regina (on The Applications of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 22 Feb 2017
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Border control, asylum, immigration – Article 20 TFEU – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7 and 24 – Directive 2008/115/EC – Articles 5 and 11 – Third-country national subject to an entry ban – Application for residence for the purposes of family reunification with … Continue reading KA and Others (Regroupement Familial En Belgique) (Border Control, Asylum, Immigration – Judgment): ECJ 8 May 2018
Zambrano states that a non-member state national (‘TCN’) parent of an EU citizen child resident within the EU is entitled to reside in the EU. This is solely to avoid the EU citizen child being deprived of the substance of their Union citizenship rights on removal of the TCN parent from the EU. P an … Continue reading Patel v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 16 Dec 2019
ECJ Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility – The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the civil aspects of international child abduction – Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 – Children whose parents are not married – Father’s rights of custody – Interpretation of ‘rights of custody’ – General … Continue reading MCB (Area Of Freedom, Security And Justice): ECJ 5 Oct 2010
The claimant appealed against a stay of part of his proceedings relating to the 1998 Act. He questioned whether section 32(4) provided a proper balance of his human rights. Held: The court being in disagreement, the issue was referred to the CJEU. Judges: Sir Terence Etherton MR, Lord Justice McFarlane and Lady Justice Sharp Citations: … Continue reading Stunt v Associated Newspapers Ltd: CA 30 Jul 2018
Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common fisheries policy – Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 – Article 16 (6) and Article 17 – Allocation of fishing opportunities – National legislation providing for a method based on objective and transparent criteria – Conditions for fishing competition between operators in the sector – Charter of Fundamental … Continue reading Spika and Others v Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania: ECJ 12 Jul 2018
Fundamental Rights – Opinion – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Framework Decision 2002/584 / JHA – European arrest warrant – Grounds for refusal of enforcement – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 4 – Prohibition of treatment inhuman and degrading conditions – … Continue reading ML, Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Bremen intervening (Conditions De Detention En Hongrie): ECJ 4 Jul 2018
(Order Of The Court) Citations: C-169/14, [2014] EUECJ C-169/14, ECLI: EU: C: 2014:1388 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European Cited by: Order – Sanchez Morcillo And Abril Garcia v Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA ECJ 3-Jul-2014 ECJ Position – Directive 93/13/EEC – Unfair terms in contracts concluded with consumers – adequate and effective means for the continued … Continue reading Sanchez Morcillo And Abril Garcia v Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA: ECJ 5 Jun 2014
(Scotland) By the 2014 Act, the Scottish Parliament had provided that each child should have a named person to monitor that child’s needs, with information about him or her shared as necessary. The Institute objected that the imposed obligation to share information was outwith the powers of the Parliament. It extended the information to be … Continue reading The Christian Institute and Others v The Lord Advocate: SC 28 Jul 2016
ECJ Request for a preliminary ruling – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 45 TFEU – Directive 2000/78/EC – Difference in treatment on grounds of age – Determination of the reference date for the purposes of advancement on the salary … Continue reading Pohl (Judgment of The Court): ECJ 16 Jan 2014
Electronic Communications – Processing of Personal Data – Opinion – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Electronic communications – Processing of personal data – Right to private life and right to protection of personal data – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 1 and Article 15(1) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles … Continue reading Ministerio Fiscal – C-207/16: ECJ 3 May 2018
ECJ Area of Freedom, Security and Justice – Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Asylum policy – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 4 – Directive 2004/83/EC – Article 2(e) – Eligibility for subsidiary protection – Article 15(b) – Risk of serious harm to the psychological health of the … Continue reading MP (Protection Subsidiaire D’Une Victime De Tortures Passees): ECJ 24 Apr 2018
Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors – Directive 2004/17/EC – Obligation to review prices after the award of the contract – No such obligation in Directive 2004/17/EC or arising from the general principles underlying Article 56 TFEU and Directive … Continue reading Consorzio Italian Management E Catania Multiservizi SpA v Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA: ECJ 19 Apr 2018
ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Directive 2000/78 / EC – Equal treatment – Differential treatment based on religion or belief – Professional activities of churches or other organizations whose ethics are based on religion or beliefs beliefs – Religion or belief constituting an essential, legitimate and justified professional … Continue reading Egenberger v Evangelisches Werk fur Diakonie und Entwicklung eV: ECJ 17 Apr 2018
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Confidentiality of the communications – Providers of electronic communications services – General and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data – Access to retained data – Subsequent court supervision – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 15(1) – Charter of Fundamental … Continue reading GD v Commissioner of The Garda Siochana and Others: ECJ 5 Apr 2022
ECJ (Judgment) Preliminary reference – Article 30 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Implementation of EU law – Absence – Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court Citations: ECLI:EU:C:2013:703, [2013] EUECJ C-488/12 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: European European, Human Rights Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.569027
Citizenship of The Union – UK – Return of A Union Citizen To The Member State – Opinion – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the Union – Article 21 TFEU – Return of a Union citizen to the Member State of which that citizen is a national after having exercised free movement … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v Banger: ECJ 10 Apr 2018
External Relations – Restrictive Measures v Iran – Opinion – Appeal – Common Foreign and Security Policy – Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation – Freezing of funds – Action for annulment – Re-listing decision following annulment of initial listing decision by EU Courts on the … Continue reading National Iranian Tanker Company v Council: ECJ 11 Apr 2018
ECJ (Mutual Assistance for The Recovery of Claims Relating To Taxes – Opinion) Council Directive 2010/24/EU – Mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other measures – Notification to a person of a claim after, rather than before, the issuance of a request for its recovery by the uniform instrument … Continue reading Donnellan v The Revenue Commissioners: ECJ 8 Mar 2018
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice – Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 7 – Respect for private and family life – Directive 2011/95/EU – Standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status – Fear of persecution on grounds of sexual orientation … Continue reading F v Bevandorlasi es Allampolgarsagi Hivatal: ECJ 25 Jan 2018
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Organization of working time – Directive 2003/88/EC – Article 8 – Article 12(a) – Articles 20 and 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Reduction of working time standard of night work as compared with that of day work – Workers … Continue reading Glavna direktsia Pozharna bezopasnost i zashtita na naselenieto (Judgment): ECJ 24 Feb 2022
Economic and Monetary Policy Economic and Monetary Policy – Action for annulment – Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1289 – Imposition of a fine on a Member State in the context of economic and budgetary surveillance of the euro area – Manipulation of statistical data relating to the deficit of the Member State concerned – Jurisdiction – … Continue reading Spain v Council – C-521/15: ECJ 20 Dec 2017
Approximation of Laws – Telecommunications – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services – Directive 2002/21/EC – Articles 8 and 16 – Directive 2002/19/EC – Articles 8 and 13 – Operator designated as having significant market power – Price control – Obligations imposed by national regulatory authorities … Continue reading Polkomtel sp Zoo v Prezes Urzedu Komunikacji Elektronicznej: ECJ 20 Dec 2017
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common system of value added tax – Directive 2006/112/EC – Articles 167 and 168 – Right of deduction – Refusal – Tax evasion – Taking of evidence – Stay of proceedings on an administrative complaint relating to a notice of taxation refusing a right to deduct, pending the outcome … Continue reading SC Cridar Cons (Judgment): ECJ 24 Feb 2022
Judgment – Appeal – Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – European airfreight market – Commission decision concerning agreements and concerted practices in respect of several elements of the pricing of airfreight services – Defective statement of reasons – Plea involving a matter of public policy raised by the EU courts of their own … Continue reading British Airways v Commission (Competition – Agreements, Decisions and Concerted Practices): ECJ 14 Nov 2017
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Inclusion in the register of taxable persons for VAT – National law requiring provision of a guarantee – Combating fraud – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Freedom to conduct a business – Principle of non-discrimination – Principle … Continue reading BB Construct (Taxation – Value Added Tax : Judgment): ECJ 26 Oct 2017
(Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 47 – Directive 95/46 / EC – Articles 1, 7 and 13 – Processing of personal data – Article 4 (3) Establishment of a list of personal data – Purpose – Collection of tax – … Continue reading Puskar v Financne riaditelstvo Slovenskej republiky: ECJ 27 Sep 2017