European Union: Court Procedure

At the heart of this year's legal discourse was the critical question: do requests from authorities override legal privilege, or do such actions infringe upon fundamental human rights...

On September 24, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Cour de Cassation ("Court of Cassation") issued a noteworthy ruling on the enforceability of attorney-client privilege in the event...

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In two judgments, the European Court of Justice has provided guidance on the extent of the exemption for authorities acting in a legislative capacity from having to provide access to environmental information under the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission reaffirmed and extended its approval of the Multi-Employer Citation Policy in Secretary of Labor v. Summit Contractors, Inc., which allows the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to cite construction employers for exposing another employer’s workers to a hazard.

In general, the prosecution of a multi-jurisdictional concealed asset recovery investigation involves both extra-judicial and judicially assisted investigative procedures.

Decree-Law No. 87/2024, which entered into force on 10 November 2024, introduced significant changes to the rules on summonses and notifications of natural and legal persons provided for in the Code of Civil Procedure...

Civil fraud is a growing concern. In 2024, the overall reported value of fraud in the EU more than doubled compared to the previous year.

In bank guarantee agreements, guarantors customarily waive the benefit of Article 862 of the Greek Civil Code (defense of release). However, the right to invoke the defense of release remains intact...

"Ó Ceallaigh v An Bord Altrainais" [2011] IESC 50: In December 2011, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed an appeal by a domiciliary midwife from a High Court decision refusing to restrain the continuation of a professional misconduct hearing on the ground of objective bias.

Termination by an employee of a definite-term agreement (judgment of the Supreme Court dated 14 February 2012, file no. III PZP 5/11).

According to a decision of the Regional Labour Court of Düsseldorf dated 7 March 2012 (docket no. 4 TaBV 11/12), an employer may not arbitrarily access data stored on the works council's drive of the EDP system.