The UK’s motor finance industry faces continued uncertainty following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to block a Treasury attempt to intervene in an ongoing car finance scandal. The decision signals potential financial consequences running into billions, impacting both lenders and borrowers alike. Supreme Court Rejects Treasury Intervention The UK’s highest court refused the Treasury’s application … Read more
Brown, Goldstein & Levy is delighted to congratulate former partner Chelsea Crawford on being appointed to the position of United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Chelsea took the oath of office during an informal ceremony on March 24. A formal ceremony will be held at a … Read more
Handing down its verdict in China’s first court case over face recognition technology, the Fuyang District People’s Court in the eastern Zhejiang province found that Hangzhou Safari Park’s use of the technology without visitors’ consent to facilitate their admission into the park “illegal and unnecessary”. The court also ruled that the park should pay the … 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
The Dutch SC has today held that it is minded to refer to the CJEU on a variety of issues relating to Rome II’s applicable law rule for (follow-on damages claims) related to competition law infringement. The case is related to the air cargo cartel referral which I flag here and is a follow-up to … Read more