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European Court of Justice (ECJ) - The Year in Review 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The Court of Justice of the EU published its annual review for the year 2017. The review summarises the Court’s activity from its judicial, institutional, andadministrative standpoints. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
First Case on Interpretation of EIO Brought Before CJEU 
6 June 2018
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The first preliminary ruling procedure on substantial matters of the Directive is currently pending at the CJEU. A Bulgarian court lodged the reference in May 2017. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) European Investigation Order
No Decision on Aranyosi II Case by CJEU 
6 June 2018 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 15 November 2017, the CJEU released an order in which it stated that no decision will be taken on a reference for a preliminary ruling on the CJEU’s case law on detention conditions by the Higher Regional Court of Bremen. After the CJEU’s landmark … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) European Arrest Warrant
CJEU Sets Conditions for Surrender of Minors 
6 June 2018 (updated 7 years, 4 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 23 January 2018, the CJEU delivered its judgment in the Piotrowski case (C-367/16). The case had been referred to the CJEU by the Court of Appeal, Brussels/Belgium and concerned the scope and possible depth of examination as to the ground for refusal … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) European Arrest Warrant
CJEU Interprets Refusal Ground of Trials in absentia in the Context of Revocation of Suspended Convictions 
6 June 2018 (updated 7 years, 4 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Courts are increasingly encountering the problem of whether the newly introduced Art. 4a of the FD EAW (which regulates the conditions under which a EAW can be refused if the person is not present in the “trial resulting in the decision”) applies to decisions taken … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) European Arrest Warrant
CJEU: Criminal Penalty in Addition to Penalty in Tax Proceedings to Combat VAT Fraud Possible 
6 June 2018 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2018
In the case C-524/15, Luca Menci, the CJEU had to give guidance as to whether criminal proceedings against an individual – for the same act – can be brought after an administrative penalty was already imposed for not having paid high amounts of … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Protection of Financial Interests Ne bis in idem
Partial Success for Schrems’ Campaign Against Facebook 
6 June 2018
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 25 January 2018, the CJEU decided on the place of jurisdiction in a case of alleged privacy violations and the question of whether a class action is possible against social media companies (Case C-498/16).The background of the case is a … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Judicial Statistics 2017 
6 June 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
According to its Judicial Statistics 2017, the number of cases brought before the Court of Justice and the General Court of the EU exceeded 1600 in 2017 as it did in 2016: a total of 1656 cases were brought before the two courts, … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)