EU Case Law

On 22 December 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-571/17 PPU, on the interpretation of 4a (1) of the EAW Framework Decision. A German prosecutor issued an EAW against Mr Ardic, a German national residing in the Netherlands, for the purpose of carrying out two custodial sentences in Germany. Mr Ardic appeared in person during the proceedings which led...

In compliance with the rule stated in Taricco judgment, the Italian Court of Cassation and the Court of Appeal of Milan, before which proceedings concerning serious fraud in relation to VAT were...

On 12 October 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-278/16, on the interpretation of the concept of “essential document” under Article 3 of Directive 2010/64,...

In this case, the Court (Second Chamber) ruled : 1. Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union must be interpreted as meaning that it does not preclude national...

On 21 September 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-171/16, on Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in...

Peter Schotthöfer & Florian Steiner, a law firm established in Munich (Germany), invited Mr Adelsmayr, an Austrian physician residing in Austria, to speak in January 2015 at a conference on...

On 10 August 2017, the Court of Justice (Fifth Chamber) delivered its judgment in case C-270/17 PPU, on the interpretation of Article 4a (1) of the EAW Framework Decision. A Lithuanian...