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# ECJ

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2022
Voices
Analysis: Under international law, is Putin criminally liable for his invasion of Ukraine?
Trinity’s Dr Donna Lyons outlines the historical background to war crimes charges and asks where Putin’s invasion of Ukraine sits under the law.
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Mar 31st 2022, 7:00 PM
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# rule of law
Ireland's former chief justice blasts UK plans to override British and European court judgments
Frank Clarke said the UK Government’s proposals represented a ‘serious attack’ on the rule of law.
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Nov 23rd 2021, 10:45 PM
# ECJ v. Poland
Poland to be fined €1 million daily by EU for not suspending controversial 'disciplinary chamber'
Poland’s Prime Minister said the country ‘would not act under the pressure of blackmail’
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Oct 27th 2021, 3:48 PM
# Christian B
European court sides against Madeleine McCann suspect in separate rape case appeal
Maddie McCann went missing in Portugal in 2007 while on holiday with her family.
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Aug 6th 2020, 2:17 PM
# ECJ
Europe's highest court rules that data protection arrangement between EU and US is invalid
The US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said his department was “deeply disappointed” by the court ruling.
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Jul 16th 2020, 6:45 PM
# Max Schrems
Highest European court expected to rule on data privacy case today
The ruling on this case could have significant implications for how data is transferred between the EU and the US.
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Jul 16th 2020, 6:20 AM
# refugee crisis
Poland, Hungary and Czech Republic broke EU law by refusing refugees, European Court of Justice rules
They ‘failed to fulfil their obligations under European Union law,’ the ECJ held.
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Apr 2nd 2020, 2:08 PM
# Settlements
EU countries must now label products imported from Israeli occupied territories
It follows a case taken by a French tribunal in 2016.
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Nov 12th 2019, 1:34 PM
# Derrybrien
Ireland fined €5m plus daily penalty of €15,000 over landslides at Galway wind farm
The fine relates to an incident which saw 50,000 fish killed in 2003.
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Nov 12th 2019, 10:55 AM
# Big Bucks
Starbucks wins appeal in EU court over €30 million European Commission tax fine
Ireland is also battling a similar fine levied against tech giant Apple over its Irish-based operations.
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Sep 24th 2019, 2:51 PM
# INTO
European Court rules that two-tier teacher pay scale isn't age discrimination
Teacher’s union the INTO said that it the ruling was “a bitter disappointment”.
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Feb 14th 2019, 2:02 PM
# Prep
HIV drug may be more affordable after European court ruling
The case now returns to the English High Court for a final decision.
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Jul 25th 2018, 8:28 PM
# Trade Unions
Ryanair fell foul of Europe's top court today - here's what you need to know
The decision may have a big impact on future labour disputes at the airline.
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Sep 14th 2017, 5:50 PM
# European Court of Justice
UK says it will 'take back control of its laws' after Brexit
The British government wants to end the direct jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the UK.
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Aug 23rd 2017, 9:38 AM
# Religion
EU court rules companies can ban staff from wearing headscarves
The court said it does not constitute “direct discrimination” if a firm has an internal rule banning the wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign.
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Mar 14th 2017, 10:53 AM
# ECJ
Ireland to oppose Uber application to circumvent taxi regulations across EU
The company’s flagship service is banned here – and the government wants to keep it that way.
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Nov 19th 2016, 10:00 AM
# Irish Life
European court sides with the government over bank recapitalisation
The court found there is a greater public interest in protecting financial systems.
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Nov 8th 2016, 1:52 PM
# Let's Go Menthol
Menthol cigarettes will be 'banned in Ireland by 2020'
Part of the ECJ plan paves the way for the banning of menthol cigarettes.
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May 6th 2016, 6:15 AM
# Taxing Issue
Minimum pricing for alcohol could be illegal - but Ireland's pressing ahead
A European Court of Justice ruling says a tax should be introduced instead of minimum pricing.
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Dec 23rd 2015, 5:00 PM
# serious change
Workers set to be paid for travel to and from work after major ruling
This will impact on employees without a fixed place of work.
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Sep 11th 2015, 10:08 AM
# madness
'If I had done this in Ireland it would've taken 25 years' - Facebook Privacy Campaigner
Max Schrems has taken a €10 million class action lawsuit against the tech giant in his native Austria so as to avoid the ‘madness of the Irish courts’.
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Apr 10th 2015, 12:48 PM
# Junior Docs
Ireland is overworking its junior doctors - and could face huge fines because of it
A legal opinion has been issued to say that Ireland is breaching the EU Working Time Directive.
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Mar 19th 2015, 2:13 PM
# Benefits
A European court has ruled against "welfare tourism"
The European Court of Justice said that Germany did not have to give a Romanian man benefits.
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Nov 12th 2014, 7:34 AM
# group effort
25,000 people join privacy lawsuit against Facebook
The class action suit, filed by lawyer Max Schrems, is limiting the number of participants to 25,000 until all requests are verified.
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Aug 7th 2014, 8:46 AM
# Copyright
Apple's distinctive store design has now been trademarked by the EU
The ruling means that the layout of Apple’s stores are now registered as a trademark in both the US and EU.
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Jul 10th 2014, 3:03 PM
# who wore it better?
Dunnes-v-Karen Millen goes to Europe, the result isn't good for the Irish store
It’s a dispute over a woman’s top and shirt.
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Jun 19th 2014, 11:06 AM
# Europe vs Facebook
High Court asks Europe whether Facebook should be investigated over NSA
A number of questions relating to a case involving the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s decision to not investigate Facebook, will now be dealt with by the European Court of Justice.
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Jun 18th 2014, 10:25 PM
# Collision
Europe struck wrong balance on 'right to be forgotten' ruling, says Google boss
The company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, said the ECJ had struck the wrong balance, causing what he describes as a “collision between a right to be forgotten and a right to know.”
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May 15th 2014, 11:49 AM
# Pensions
79 per cent increase in number of complaints to pensions ombudsman
Paul Kenny’s report illustrates a significant increase in the number of difficulties experienced by the public.
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May 27th 2013, 9:27 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Apr 11th 2013, 4:51 PM
# Planning
ECJ ruling casts doubt on planning permission for Galway bypass
The EU’s top court hands a major boost to opponents to the N6 bypass around Galway, ahead of a final Supreme Court ruling.
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Apr 11th 2013, 1:00 PM
# Spain
ECJ rules Spain's eviction laws breach EU directive
The Spanish government has promised its law will now be “corrected” to comply with the ruling.
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Mar 14th 2013, 8:17 PM
# Ryanair
Ryanair loses ECJ case on reimbursing costs for stranded passengers
The court ruling could have wide-ranging implications for air carriers and their passengers.
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Jan 31st 2013, 11:09 AM
# Best Bud-dies
EU court makes latest ruling in Budweiser v Budweiser saga
Here’s our crash course on the marathon legal disputes between Anheuser-Busch and a Czech brewery over the name ‘Bud’.
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Jan 23rd 2013, 7:15 AM
# Juris Prudence
Three-balled sex toy rejected by European judges
Yep, that’s an actual headline.
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Jan 18th 2013, 2:36 PM
# septic tanks
Ireland fined €2 million over failure to impose septic tank rules
The ECJ also fines Ireland another €1.5 million for breach of European rules on environmental impact assessments.
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Dec 19th 2012, 3:16 PM
# septic tanks
ECJ to rule on whether Ireland will face septic tank fines
The EU’s top court will rule later this month on whether Ireland’s new septic tank inspections are enough to avoid a fine.
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Dec 8th 2012, 8:00 AM
# pringle
Pringle could face substantial legal costs after European court loss
The independent TD said that if the court decides he’s liable for a six figure sum he does not have the cash in hand to pay.
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Nov 28th 2012, 3:48 PM
# ESM
European court rules against Thomas Pringle, says ESM is lawful
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the eurozone’s permanent bailout fund is lawful.
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Nov 27th 2012, 9:00 AM
# Farmers
CAP payments to be published again after privacy case
German farmers had taken a successful case to the European Court of Justice in 2008 arguing that publishing the information was a data protection breach.
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Oct 2nd 2012, 7:00 AM
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