Matteo Zamboni (human rights lawyer working between Italy and the UK. He is a partner to the Immigration Law and Policy clinic of Goldsmiths, University of London) Photo: The towers of the Court of Justice in the Luxembourg fog (c) Matteo Zamboni On Tuesday 25 February 2025 I attended the Grand Chamber … Read more
Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash Welcome back for the second part of the C-590/23 Pelham II hearing commentary. In part one (here), we covered the interpretation of pastiche. However, a very interesting topic arose in the Court’s pre-emptive questions, and during the oral questions: the interaction of “pastiche” with Article 17 CDSM Directive. This … Read more
Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash On 14 January 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) heard oral arguments in the much-anticipated case C-590/23 Pelham II, where the German Federal Court submitted a request for preliminary ruling on the interpretation of “pastiche”. The purpose was to ascertain whether a two-second sample from … Read more
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
Android users who use assistive devices can anticipate in a new era of connection and control, right on their phone. New to the Samsung Galaxy S25 and harnessing its wireless audio LE Audio tech, Android will be adding next generation Bluetooth connectivity compatible with GN Hearing and Oticon Intent hearing aid devices. According to the … Read more
