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EU rules on collective redundancies still apply where a business is winding down as a result of the owner's retirement, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In Case C‑196/23 Plamaro, the court considered whether a Spanish law excluding "cases of the death, retirement or inc

Ireland's drinking water does not meet EU standards, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court found that the concentration of the the chemical compound trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water in a large number of public water supplies was above safety limits, since at

A legal services contract which sets out no cost details except for an hourly rate does not meet EU rules on drafting contracts in "plain, intelligible language", the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In a ruling handed down yesterday, the CJEU said a contract must allow the c

A total of six criminal appeals could be affected by last week's ruling that an Irish data retention law is incompatible with EU law. The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that the "general and indiscriminate" retention of electronic communications data for

Convicted murderer Graham Dwyer has succeeded in his EU court challenge to an Irish data retention law that played a crucial role in his trial and conviction.

Thousands of Polish judges and prosecutors have signed an appeal urging authorities to follow recent rulings by an EU court to disband the country's disciplinary chamber for judges. At least 3,500 judges and prosecutors signed the appeal after Poland's authorities refused to abide by a ruling of the

A new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) would allow employers to ban the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such as headscarves. The court stipulated that such a ban would need to be justified by the employer's genuine need to present a n

EU member states can regulate Airbnb-style short-term lets to combat long-term rental housing shortages, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In a judgment which has only been published in French, the court ruled that French laws requiring landlords to seek authorisation from

Poland, Hungary and Czechia broke EU law by refusing to comply with mandatory quotas for relocating asylum seekers, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The three EU member states can rely neither on their responsibilities concerning the maintenance of law and order and the s

Boris Johnson's attempt to give ministers control over which courts are no longer bound by European Court precedent will damage the legal system, Lord Pannick QC has warned. The crossbench peer said he would try to undo the change proposed by clause 26 of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which comes b

An airline is liable for the harm caused by a spilt cup of hot coffee and it is not necessary for that accident to relate to a hazard typically associated with flight, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. In its judgment, the Court of Justice clarifies that an airline’s liabil