French were right, ECJ says

Delano.lu | 14 December 2012
Europe: France has won its dispute with the European Parliament over Strasbourg sessions before the EU’s top court. Read article »

No Greek documents for Bloomberg

Delano.lu | 30 November 2012
Legal: Frankfurt officials do not have to release secret reports on Greece’s economy to a major news organisation, a court in Luxembourg has ruled. Read article »

ESM gets 2nd court OK

Delano.lu | 28 November 2012
Euro zone: Europe’s permanent rescue agency was properly formed and can commence operations, the EU’s top court has ruled. Read article »

Refund corporate tax, says ECJ

Delano.lu | 15 November 2012
Legal: The British government may have to reimburse billions of pounds to UK-based multinationals following a ruling by the EU’s top court, despite the current debate over cross-border corporate taxation. Read article »

Three hour rule stands

Delano.lu | 25 October 2012
Aviation: Air carriers in the EU still have to pay compensation to travellers whose flights are delayed by three or more hours, “unless the delay is caused by extraordinary circumstances,” Europe’s top court has ruled. Read article »

OK to ban presidents, ECJ says

Delano.lu | 18 October 2012
Legal: EU countries have the right to refuse entry to European heads of state, the EU’s top court has ruled. Read article »

No appeal against warrants, ECJ official says

Delano.lu | 3 October 2012
Legal: Defendants detained under European arrest warrants do not have the right to automatically appeal against “in abstentia” convictions, in the opinion of a jurist at the EU’s top court in Kirchberg. Read article »

France must give asylum seekers allowance

Delano.lu | 28 September 2012
Legal: EU member states are responsible for providing minimum social payments to refugees as long as they remain inside the country, the European Court of Justice has ruled. Read article »

Iceland “failed” foreign Icesave clients

Delano.lu | 19 September 2012
Legal: Iceland’s government breached European law by neglecting to protect British and Dutch depositors after the collapse of Icesave, regulators told a court in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Read article »

No health claims for wine, court says

Delano.lu | 7 September 2012
Legal: The EU’s top court has ruled that European regulations limiting winemakers’ labelling language can stand. Read article »

Flight insurance optional, ECJ says

Delano.lu | 20 July 2012
Legal: Posted air tickets need to reflect the “final price” and “optional supplements” such as cancellation insurance must be sold on an opt-in--not an opt-out--basis, the EU’s highest court has ruled. Read article »

Contracts can be in English

Delano.lu | 16 July 2012
Legal: Belgium cannot require Flemish employment contracts to be written in Dutch, according to a preliminary decision at the European Court of Justice. Read article »

Not so sweet, says court

Delano.lu | 9 July 2012
Legal: Not all flowers can be called roses, the EU General Court has ruled in a trademark case concerning the Royal Shakespeare Company. Read article »

Microsoft must pay fine

Delano.lu | 27 June 2012
Competition: Europe’s second highest court has ruled that tech giant Microsoft should have paid a €860 million penalty to EU antitrust authorities. Read article »

MasterCard looses fee case

Delano.lu | 29 May 2012
Legal: Europe’s second highest court has upheld a European Commission fine against the world’s second largest payment card network. Read article »

Google warned by Brussels

Delano.lu | 22 May 2012
Competition: The EU has given Google “a matter of weeks” to offer a solution that could end its 18 month old antitrust investigation. Read article »

Airlines must pay

Delano.lu | 21 May 2012
Aviation: Air carriers in the EU should continue to pay compensation to travelers whose flights are delayed by three or more hours, a preliminary opinion by a jurist at Europe’s top court has said. Read article »

Legal limbo

Delano | 10 May 2012

A recent court ruling has the potential to dampen the development of personalised medicine and the biotechnology sector in Luxembourg, one of the government’s economic development pillars. Read article»

Federalist debate

Delano.lu | 7 May 2012
Law: A seminar at the University of Luxembourg tackled the political and societal issues involved in creating an EU constitution. Read article »

Duff war brewing

Delano.lu | 24 April 2012
Intellectual property: The right to tout animated character Homer Simpson’s favourite beverage will be fought over in a Kirchberg court. Read article »