Posts tagged #European Law
All PostsECJ: Flight Delays Attributed to Passenger Boarding Procedures
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) examined whether an airline may invoke extraordinary circumstances pertaining to a previous flight as the cause of a delay, notwithstanding its independent decision to wait for passengers from that earlier flight. ...
ECJ Clarifies Bird Protection in Road Construction
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has specified the requirements that a road project must satisfy to guarantee comprehensive protection of avian species. Multiple environmental organisations formally contested the authorisation of a two-lane road p...
GER: Setback for Digitalisation –BGH Overturns Austrian Online Certification
European LawThe constraints associated with the digitalisation of notarial procedures across Europe remain evident. In its recent decision, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, hereinafter BGH) has recently decided that foreign online certific...
EU Can Freeze Assets Controlled by Sanctioned Individuals
European LawIn a recent ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the assets of a company not included on the sanctions list may be frozen if that company is controlled by a listed individual. At the end of 2020, a Belarusian national w...
ECJ Strengthens Airline Rights
European LawIn preliminary ruling proceedings, the European Court of Justice provided an interpretative response to the inquiry submitted by the Supreme Court. The issue under consideration was whether EU air traffic control regulations are designed solely to pr...
Airline Required to Refund Commission after Cancelling Flight
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a decision regarding whether travel agencies should be reimbursed for commissions on flights that are cancelled. In the case at hand, multiple travellers had acquired return flight tickets from Austria t...
ECJ: Restrictions on Naming Athletes in Doping Cases
European LawAdvocate General Spielmann asserts that disclosing the names of athletes found in violation of anti-doping regulations does not inherently conform with European Union law. Information released following a doping incident In the initial proceedings, f...
ECJ: Applicable Law After Workplace Relocation
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has examined which country’s labour laws should apply when an employee relocates to a different nation under their current employment contract. In the case at hand, a Luxembourg transport firm had employed a French...
ECJ: Travelling Pets are ‘Baggage’
European LawThe European Court of Justice has ruled that pets are considered baggage for the purposes of airline liability, thereby delineating the extent of airlines’ responsibility in cases of loss. In the case at hand, the plaintiff flew with her mother and h...
Package Travel Directive: ECJ Preliminary Ruling Request
European LawA Polish court has submitted questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the interpretation of Articles 14 and 3(12) of Directive (EU) 2015/2302 relating to package travel. The referral seeks to clarify the specific circumstanc...
ECJ: Travel Time Counts as Working Time
European LawThe European Court of Justice has determined that, under specific circumstances, travel time constitutes working time. This interpretation extends to situations where employees are traveling as passengers in the back seat. In this scenario, the emplo...
EU: Amazon is a 'very large online platform'
European LawThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rejected Amazon’s legal objection to the designation of the Amazon Store as a ‘very large online platform’ pursuant to the Digital Services Act (DSA). As a result, Amazon is required to adhere to ...
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