EU Case Law

The Court of First Instance annuls the Council Regulation freezing Omar Mohammed Othman’s funds, notably on the ground that the applicant's rights of defence, in particular the right to be heard, were not respected. The annulment will not take effect until the date of expiry of the period allowed for bringing an appeal before the Court of Justice or, if an appeal has been brought, from the...

The Court of First Instance annuls the Council Decision 2007/868/EC of 20 December 2007  implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against...

The Data Retention Directive (Directive 2006/24/CE) is founded on an appropriate legal basis. The directive was correctly adopted on the basis of the EC Treaty as it relates predominantly to...

The ne bis in idem principle enshrined in Article 54 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement (...), does not fall to be applied to a decision by which an authority of a Contracting...

Prohibition on being tried twice for the same acts also applies to a conviction which could never have been directly enforced. This interpretation intends to ensure that no one is prosecuted...

The Court of First Instance annuls Council Decision 2008/583/EC of 15 July 2008 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain...

The Court explains the scope of the specialty rule which states that a person surrendered under a European Arrest Warrant for the purpose of prosecution for a criminal offence may be prosecuted...