On February 3, Juliane Kokott, the German Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”), published her opinion in a watershed case that could significantly impact on entertainment companies who have, until now, guarded exclusive rights to broadcasting live sports events – most notably, “football” (or “soccer”).  Though non-binding, Kokott’s official advice to the [...]

The present report will focus on the controversial issue of businesses using cheaper labour force coming from East European countries which joined the EU in 2004. Just before Christmas the Court finally ruled on two long-awaited cases concerning unions’ right to take collective action for the protection of their members’ interests. The Viking (Case C-438/05 [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) was set up in 1951 and has its seat in Luxembourg. It is the highest court of the European Union and is actually composed of 27 judges, one from each of the Member States of the Union, as well as eight Advocates General who assist the judges by delivering [...]