A scheme by Poland’s parliament and its president to overhaul the judiciary by forcing older judges into retirement is unconstitutional and is an affront to the rule of law, the European Court of Justice ruled Monday.
Read moreSeveral years ago, a car parked in a Spanish garage caught fire and caused $50,000 in damage to the building. On Thursday, the European Court of Justice sided with the garage’s insurer and found the fire constituted “use” of the car for insurance purposes.
Read moreIn an ongoing tussle between the European Union and Poland over the rule of law, an EU magistrate judge urged his colleagues Thursday to strike down mandatory retirement rules for Polish judges and prosecutors as sexist and an assault on judicial independence.
Read moreHaving been elected president of Latvia on May 29, Judge Egils Levits tendered his resignation Monday from the European Court of Justice.
Read moreAn EU magistrate backed French authorities on Thursday for refusing to label food imported from Israel-occupied territories like the West Bank or Golan Heights as products originating in Israel.
Read moreEurope’s top court rapped Germany on Thursday for not allowing foreign nationals to compete in athletic championships for the over-35 crowd.
Read moreYves Bot, a magistrate these past 13 years with the European Court of Justice, died Sunday. He was 71.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice slammed Hungary on Tuesday for canceling the land-use rights of non-Hungarian nationals within its borders.
Read moreMember states that revoke or refuse asylum to individuals who otherwise represent a danger to their communities must still take care not to expel such people to countries where they face a genuine risk of persecution, the EU’s highest court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreBacking a union’s suit against Deutsche Bank, the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that all employers must be required to have a system for tracking the working hours of staff.
Read moreClearing the way for a monk to also practice law, Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday that Greek law improperly deemed the two professions incompatible.
Read moreCheese labels featuring images of the literary character Don Quixote de La Mancha may illegally evoke the protected designation for manchego, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice signed off Tuesday on the dispute-resolution provisions of Canada and the EU’s free-trade deal.
Read moreChanging its rules on repeat appeals, the European Court of Justice said Tuesday that cases will not be considered a third time unless they implicate an issue “that is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law.”
Read moreAn EU magistrate recommended defeat Tuesday for an attempt by Paris prosecutors to regulate Airbnb with strict rules meant to govern real estate agents.
Read moreWeighing in on the ongoing war between the European Union and Poland over the rule of law, a European Court of Justice magistrate said Thursday that a law forcing Polish Supreme Court justices into retirement at age 65 undermines judicial independence and violates the foundations of EU law.
Read moreRejecting a challenge by the Czech Republic, a magistrate judge urged Europe’s top court Thursday to uphold a law banning the use of semiautomatic weapons by civilians, among other gun restrictions.
Read moreEuropean Union lawmakers greenlighted an overhaul at the European Court of Justice on Tuesday, aimed at reducing the number of “repeater” cases filed in a court that has for years struggled to make a dent in its docket backlog.
Read moreEurope’s highest court agreed Thursday that damage to a plane’s tire from a loose screw on the runway qualifies as an extraordinary event. Without showing that an ensuing 3.5-hour delay was unavoidable, however, the airline Germanwings may have to pay up to passengers.
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