No surprises here! What is discretionary remains discretionary in the CJEU’s first judgment on temporary protection – Go Health Pro

No surprises here! What is discretionary remains discretionary in the CJEU’s first judgment on temporary protection – Go Health Pro

    Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger, Associate Professor, Suleyman Demirel University   Photo credit: Francisco Anzola, via Wikimedia Commons   On 19 December 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its judgment in Joined cases C-244/24 and C-290/24 Kaduna. This is the first judgment delivered by the Court on the Council Directive … Read more

Rowing nowhere? Long awaited IPEC judgment confirms UK law on works of artistic craftsmanship is incompatible with EU law – Go Health Pro

Rowing nowhere? Long awaited IPEC judgment confirms UK law on works of artistic craftsmanship is incompatible with EU law – Go Health Pro

The long-awaited and much anticipated judgment of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”) in Waterrower (UK) Limited v Liking Limited (t/a TOPIOM) [2024] EWHC 2086 (“WaterRower”) was finally handed down last month. IP practitioners and the wider design community have been eagerly awaiting the decision as it was expected to be the first UK decision … Read more

How the judgment by the German Federal Constitutional Court on the German debt brake entrenches climate injustice – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

How the judgment by the German Federal Constitutional Court on the German debt brake entrenches climate injustice – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

As a major emitter of greenhouse gasses, Germany has a fundamental responsibility to show solidarity with developing countries suffering from the effects of climate change. This obligation is clear from the common but differentiated obligations that underpin the climate framework. Consequently, Germany must deploy its policy and fiscal instruments in furtherance of actions. One key … Read more

“Good IED !” – The CJEU Grand Chamber “Ilva” judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights – Go Health Pro

“Good IED !” –  The CJEU Grand Chamber “Ilva” judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights – Go Health Pro

    Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg (France)   Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons   If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it would necessarily have to mention the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). Inspired by the Schumann Declaration of May 9th 1950, it was the first … Read more

Matthews v MACIF. A uncommon and intensive dialogue on refusal of recognition below Brussels I and loads of grounds resulting in refusal of recognition of a French judgment issued in absentia. – Cyber Information

Matthews v MACIF. A uncommon and intensive dialogue on refusal of recognition below Brussels I and loads of grounds resulting in refusal of recognition of a French judgment issued in absentia. – Cyber Information

Thanks very a lot confrère Lucian Ilie for sharing copy of the hitherto unreported Thomas Hilton Matthews v Mutuelle Assurance des Commercants et Industriels de France [2023] EWHC 2175 (KB) – Matthews v MACIF for brief. Maître Ilie efficiently secured a Excessive Courtroom judgment (Ritchie J sitting on attraction) overturning registration with a view to … Read more

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