Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit: Sixflashphoto, via Wikimedia Commons How and why can short-term visa requirements be re-imposed, on a fast track basis? For the EU, this issue is decided collectively, on the basis of legislation that applies to all EU Member States (except Ireland), plus the Schengen associated … Read more
Lauren J. Kelleher and Erin E. O’Neill represented Brown, Goldstein & Levy at Georgetown Law’s Plaintiffs’ Law Fair. Lauren and Erin shared the firm’s mission, practice areas, and their experiences working with clients. As Georgetown Law alumni, they also discussed their law school involvement and how it shaped their careers. This inaugural event provided law … Read more
Question: A government safety and health inspector showed up to our company front office unannounced, asking to conduct a safety inspection of our plant. Can they do that? Can I ask them to reschedule to a more convenient time? What prompted their visit? Answer: Enforcement inspectors from … Read more
I discussed Vlas AG (at the Dutch Supreme Court)’s opinion in the Air Cargo case here. The Dutch Supreme Court today has decided to refer to the CJEU. The specific questions referred, concern the (effet utile of) the EU’s rules on effective enforcement of EU competition law and the qualification of continuous infringement of competition … Read more
After the Bundesrat, Germany’s second legislative chamber alongside the Bundestag, also approved the constitutional amendments today, the financial package for defence and infrastructure has been passed before the new Bundestag convenes. This remarkable development affects not only national but also core European issues. For a (French) external perspective, we spoke with Aurore Gaillet, Professor of … Read more
