EU Case Law

On 12 October 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-278/16, on the interpretation of the concept of “essential document” under Article 3 of Directive 2010/64, which requests Member States to ensure that suspected or accused persons who do not understand the language of the criminal proceedings concerned are, within a reasonable period of time, provided...

In this case, the Court (Second Chamber) ruled : 1. Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union must be interpreted as meaning that it does not preclude national...

On 21 September 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-171/16, on Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in...

Peter Schotthöfer & Florian Steiner, a law firm established in Munich (Germany), invited Mr Adelsmayr, an Austrian physician residing in Austria, to speak in January 2015 at a conference on...

On 10 August 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-270/17 PPU, on the interpretation of Article 4a (1) of the EAW Framework Decision. A Lithuanian...

On 10 August 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-271/17 PPU, on the interpretation of 4a(1) of the EAW Framework Decision. A Polish court issued an...

On 26 July 2017, the Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) delivered its opinion on the agreement envisaged between the EU and Canada on the transfer of Passenger Name Record data (PNR agreement). It...