Tackling consumer-protection issues that the Hungarian Legislature has expressly ignored, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that national courts have a duty to study the fairness of contracts.
Read moreHalal beef from cows that are not stunned prior to slaughter can still be marketed with an “organic farming” label, an EU magistrate determined Thursday, siding against French animal-rights activists.
Read moreA mall security guard found vindication at Europe’s highest court on Wednesday in her bid for acknowledgement of the special risks she would face if made to work night shifts while breastfeeding.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice revived proceedings Wednesday over the finding that France awarded state aid by guaranteeing an organization dedicated to oil and gas research and development.
Read moreBritain’s looming exit from the European Union does not delegitimize an arrest warrant executed on that country’s behalf for a man accused of rape, murder and arson, the EU’s top court ruled Wednesday.
Read moreA regulatory official whose career fell apart following Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme notched a victory Thursday at the European Court of Justice.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that selling consumers SIM cards with preloaded and preactived services that can charge them fees is an unfair commercial practice when the buyers are not told of these fees and services in advance.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that an EU member state cannot turn down requests for international protection based solely on the sentence an applicant receives for a crime, and instead must assess the seriousness of the crime on an individual basis.
Read moreA Polish immigrant injured after years of working off the books lost his bid for benefits Thursday at the European Court of Justice.
Read moreA woman in Portugal is set to face massive liability for a fatal wreck following a ruling by the EU’s top court Tuesday about her obligation to insure the vehicle she no longer drove.
Read moreThe Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice cleared the way Tuesday for FBD Insurance to seek damages from Ireland over its settlement with David Smith after he was seriously injured in a 1999 car accident.
Read moreA man who was arrested in Ireland to face murder, arson and rape charges in the United Kingdom cannot use Brexit as a basis to block his extradition, an EU magistrate judge said Tuesday.
Read moreEurope’s highest court sided Tuesday with a photographer who went after a German secondary school for posting his work on the internet as part of a student project.
Read moreParting with the advice of its magistrate, the European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday prison conditions must be assessed before prisoners can be extradited – regardless of the prisoner’s newly minted opportunity to challenge inhuman conditions in court.
Read moreAn advocate general in the European Court of Justice on Wednesday recommended that the court affirm a ruling annulling the European Personnel Selection Office’s limiting job applicants’ required knowledge of a second language to English, French or German.
Read moreThe European Union’s top court ruled Wednesday that a series of new biotechnology breeding techniques should fall under the EU’s rules of safety checks and labeling restricting genetically modified organisms.
Read moreAn EU magistrate said Thursday that while Dutch law on dual citizenship may allow authorities to revoke citizenship for adults 10 years or more away from the Netherlands and the EU, the law cannot be applied to minors.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice ruled against U.K. authorities on Thursday for denying residency to a woman who had been the unmarried parter of a British national for five years.
Read moreEurope’s highest court supported the Finnish government on Tuesday for requiring Jehovah’s Witnesses to observe data-protection regulations when collecting information in the course of door-to-door preaching.
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