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CJEU Clarifies the Standard for Accessing Evidence in Competition Damages Cases

On 29 January 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered a ruling in Case C-286/24 (Meliá Hotels International, S.A. v Associação Ius Omnibus) addressing t...

CJEU Rules That Dates Suggesting False Heritage Can Mislead Consumers

In Case C-412/24, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") took up the question of whether including a date in a trademark can render such trademark deceptive. The case...

Advocate General Emiliou’s Opinion on Case C-799/24: Res Judicata Effect Applies Despite Breach of Art 31(2) Brussels Ia

by Arvid Kerschnitzki, University of Augsburg On 23 April 2026, Advocate General Emiliou published his

EU court upholds illegality of COVID aid to Lufthansa

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld a ruling by a lower instance court that EUR6 billion euros (USD7 billion) in state aid that the German government grant...

UPC clarifies its international jurisdiction and makes its first referral to the CJEU on long-arm jurisdiction and inter...

In two recent decisions, the UPC’s Court of Appeal (UPC CoA) has considered the scope of its “long-arm” jurisdiction. In Keex v. Adobe & Ors, the UPC CoA clarified that where...

EU’s Highest Court Backs German Player’s Right to Reclaim Gambling Losses From Malta-Licensed Operator

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Wednesday that EU member states can prohibit specific online gambling services even when operators hold licenses from other EU c...

CJEU Clarifies the ‘Pastiche’ Exception Under EU Copyright Law

On April 14, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark ruling in Case C-590/23 (Pelham II), clarifying the scope of the “pastiche” exception under A...

Ruling: Germany breached EU law with its rail tariff formula

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that a national regulation requiring the railway infrastructure manager to [...]

Cybersecurity Meets Geopolitics at Top EU Court

An upcoming ruling at the Court of Justice of the EU will shape the course of European cyber and ICT supply chain security regulation. The post Cybersecurity Meets Geopolitics at T...

Music Sampling and Pastiche: CJEU Defines the Scope of a Key Copyright Exception

In Case C‑590/23 (Pelham II), the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has delivered a binding interpretation of the "pastiche" exception under Arti...

Meta loses Italian publisher pay case at EU’s top court

The Court of Justice has ruled that Italy’s AGCOM can require Meta to pay publishers for news snippets, the first time the bloc’s top court has weighed in directly. Meta lost its b...

Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful

(Budapest, April 22, 2026) - The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling on April 21, 2026, against Hungary's 2021 anti-LGBT law is an

French court upholds challenge against personal data use in anti-piracy checks

(Telecompaper) The French supreme court (Conseil d'Etat) has ruled that the anti‑piracy scheme known as a graduated response breaches EU rules on data handling, in...

STA trava ofensiva do Millennium BCP contra Contribuição Bancária

Segundo a notícia do PT50, num acórdão recente, o STA reafirma que a CSB respeita os princípios da proporcionalidade e da “equivalência jurídica”, além de não violar o Direito Euro...

Report d’imposition de l’article 150-0 B ter du CGI : appréciation individualisée du seuil de 10 % de la soulte en cas d...

Lorsqu’un contribuable apporte simultanément à une société qu’il contrôle les titres de plusieurs sociétés et que l’acte d’apport stipule des soultes distinctes rattachées à certai...

Court gives judgement in Aldi pest control case

Repeated findings of rodent activity are enough to show European food hygiene rules have been breached, according to a court verdict.The Court of Justice of the European Union also...

European Competition Law Newsletter — May 2026

New Rules for Technology Licensing Agreements in EU and UK Start 1 May- On 16 April 2026, the European Commission announced it adopted a revised technology transfer block exempti...

"Accessible" does not mean "public" when it comes to inside information

If you work in capital markets, compliance or securities law, this one matters. On 16 April 2026, the European Court of Justice ruled in Brännelius (C-229/24) on a deceptively simp...

TikTok asks Europe’s top court to scrap its gatekeeper status

The Grand Chamber of the CJEU heard ByteDance’s appeal in Case C-627/24 P on Tuesday, the first DMA gatekeeper challenge to reach the bloc’s highest court. ByteDance’s TikTok went...

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First Application by the French Competition Authority of the New Penalty Regime for Professional Associations

In a decision dated 17 March 2026 (published on 1 April 2026), the French Competition Authority (the "Authority") imposed a fine of €3.4 million on the Syndicat National des Monite...

European Court Ruling Paves Way for Compensation in Online Gambling Disputes

A recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) could reshape the landscape of online gambling in Europe, granting players the right to seek compensation for lo...

German Federal Court of Justice Sets Boundaries for Mass Antitrust Claims Collection

The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof or "BGH") has provided important guidance on how to initiate class action-type private antitrust litigation....By: Jones Day

Meta dealt blow by EU court in landmark ruling on publisher payments

Meta has lost a pivotal EU court case after challenging Italy's right to set compensation for press content. The ruling strengthens publishers' hand in negotiations with Big Tech p...