CJEU

Owusu rules. CJEU confirms absence in principle of reflexive effect of Brussels Ia’s exclusive jurisdictional rules in BSH Hausgeräte. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

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Owusu rules. CJEU confirms absence in principle of reflexive effect of Brussels Ia’s exclusive jurisdictional rules in BSH Hausgeräte. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

The CJEU confirmed this morning in C‑339/22 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v Electrolux AB (no language versions other than French and Swedish at the time of posting) that in principle Brussels Ia’s exclusive jurisdictional rule for registered intellectual property rights (A24(4) has no reflexive effect. [I suggest below that the reasoning extends to all of A24). … Read more

EU Law Analysis: The Italy/Albania asylum treaty reaches the CJEU: what are the issues? – Go Health Pro

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EU Law Analysis: The Italy/Albania asylum treaty reaches the CJEU: what are the issues? – Go Health Pro

  Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit: Pudelek, via Wikimedia Commons   Is the Italy/Albania deal on housing asylum-seekers a model of the future, to be emulated by the rest of the EU, and the UK – or is it destined to be an expensive failure, like the UK’s Rwanda policy? … Read more

Misleading or not? CJEU in NEW Niederrhein Energie und Wasser (Case C‑518/23) – Go Health Pro

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 On 23 January, the CJEU provided further clarity on what amounts to a misleading omission in an invitation to purchase under the UCPD (Case C‑518/23). The case concerns an online electricity tariff calculator operated by the German company NEW Niederrhein Energie und Wasser. Based on customer input, the calculator generates a tariff offer that the … Read more

The CJEU is less claimant-friendly than its AG in use of the anchor defendant mechanism for competition law damages claims. Rules out mini-trials at the jurisdictional stage yet insists on room to contest control. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

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The CJEU is less claimant-friendly than its AG in use of the anchor defendant mechanism for competition law damages claims. Rules out mini-trials at the jurisdictional stage yet insists on room to contest control. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

The CJEU held earlier this morning in C‑393/23 Athenian Brewery SA, Heineken NV v Macedonian Thrace Brewery SA (no language versions available at the time of posting than Dutch and French). My post on Kokott AG’s Opinion is here. The AG all in all supported a ready acceptance of forum connexitatis in competition law cases – in the … Read more

Hands On, Eyes Closed? CJEU Grand Chamber hearing on Frontex’s role in unlawful pushbacks (WS and Others v Frontex, C-679/23 P) – Go Health Pro

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Hands On, Eyes Closed? CJEU Grand Chamber hearing on Frontex’s role in unlawful pushbacks (WS and Others v Frontex, C-679/23 P) – Go Health Pro

  Jan-Hendrik Seelow, Dutch Council for Refugees* *The Dutch Council for Refugees has closely worked with the applicant’s counsel to support the case from the beginning Photo credit: Francesco Placco, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction It is a few minutes after 9 a.m. and the Grand Chamber is still buzzing with morning energy. While Counsels of … Read more

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