European Court of Justice (News)

Flightright
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Where journeys with a confirmed single booking comprise of several connecting flights operated by separate air carriers, compensation for the cancellation of the final leg of the journey may be sought before the courts of the place of departure of the first leg

Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union given by two new Members of the European Court of Auditors and the European Ombudsman

Anglo Austrian AAB Bank and Belegging-Maatschappij "Far-East" v ECB

The President of the General Court dismisses the application by Anglo Austrian AAB Bank for temporary suspension of the withdrawal of its banking authorisation

TÜV Rheinland LGA Products and Allianz IARD
DISC
Advocate General Bobek: The civil liability insurance of breast implant producer PIP could validly be limited to women who underwent surgery in France

Generálny riaditeľ Sociálnej poisťovne Bratislava
Social security for migrant workers
National legislation which restricts the grant of a benefit introduced for top-level sportspersons to citizens of the Member State concerned is an impediment to freedom of movement for workers

Uniwersytet Wrocławski v REA
Research, information, education, statistics
The General Court erred in law in holding that the existence of a contract for the provision of lecturing services between a party and its lawyer infringes the requirement for a legal representative before the Courts of the European Union to be independent

The Court of Justice takes formal notice of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union

Slovenia v Croatia
Principles of Community law
The Court of Justice of the European Union lacks jurisdiction to rule on a border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia, but those two Member States are required, under Article 4(3) TEU, to strive sincerely to bring about a definitive legal solution to the dispute consistent with international law

Generics (UK) and Others
Competition
The Court of Justice clarifies the criteria governing whether a settlement agreement with respect to a dispute between the holder of a pharmaceutical patent and a manufacturer of generic medicines is contrary to EU competition law

Commission v Italy
Approximation of laws
Italy should have ensured that its public authorities complied, in their commercial transactions with private undertakings, with periods for payment not exceeding 30 or 60 days

Generics (UK) and Others
Competition
Advocate General Kokott proposes that the Court should find that an agreement in settlement of a dispute between the holder of a pharmaceutical patent and a manufacturer of generic medicinal products may be contrary to EU competition law

PTC Therapeutics International v EMA
Law governing the institutions
The Court confirms the right of access to documents contained in the file of a marketing authorisation application for a medicinal product

Privacy International
Principles of Community law
Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona: the means and methods of combating terrorism must be compatible with the requirements of the rule of law

Rina
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Advocate General Szpunar proposes that the Court should rule that the victims of the sinking of a ship flying the Panamanian flag can bring an action for damages before the Italian courts against the Italian bodies which classified and certified that ship.

Commission v Hungary (Transparence associative)
Free movement of capital
Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona: the restrictions imposed by Hungary on the financing of civil organisations from abroad are not compatible with EU law

The President and Members of the European Commission give a solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union

Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament
Law governing the institutions
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Facebook Ireland and Schrems
Approximation of laws
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, Commission Decision 2010/87/EU on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries is valid

Airbnb Ireland
Freedom of establishment
France cannot require Airbnb to hold an estate agent’s professional licence as it did not notify the Commission of that requirement in accordance with the Directive on electronic commerce

Nederlands Uitgeversverbond and Groep Algemene Uitgevers
Freedom of establishment
The sale of second-hand e-books through a website constitutes a communication to the public that is subject to authorisation by the author