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• Intel, the Ombudsman and the Commission's Antitrust Investigation

  The European Ombudsman has made public a version of his decision concluding his investigation into misconduct and maladministration by the Commission's DG Competition. Intel had complained to the European Ombudsman alleging two things. First that…

• Pregnancy, Discrimination and Effective Judicial Protection: Case C-63/08

  Pregnant women must be entitled to effective judicial protection. So holds the Court of Justice in its judgment in Case C-63/08 Virginie Pontin v. T-Comalux SA. Thus, if national law lays down a time-limit for…

• EU/US Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements

  The Council has adopted and published its decision to conclude the extradition and mutual legal assistance agreements between the USA and the EU.That means that both agreements are nearer to entering into force which should…

• Infringements, Judicial Decisions and a National Supreme Court: Case C-154/08

  The Court of Justice recently handed down a significant judgment in Case C-154/08 Commission v. Spain making clear that an error of law made by a national Supreme Court can constitute an infringement of EU…

• Sad News: Death of AG Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer

  We're very sad to announce the sudden death of Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer on November 12th 2009. The Court's press release is here. He was born in 1949 and was a professional judge in Spain…

• Lisbon Treaty, Czech Constitutional Court (Again) and Ratification

  The Czech Constitutional Court has lifted the last major obstacle to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. On November 3rd 2009 it handed down a second judgment (a summary and a press release…

• 2008 Commission Report on Public Access to Documents

  The Commission released its annual report on transparency for the year 2008. You can read the document - COM(2009) 331 final - here. It makes interesting reading. One would get the impression from reading the…

• Cases of the Court of Justice on Regulation 44/2001: Council Document

  The Council has prepared a handy compilation of the case-law of the Court of Justice interpreting Regulation 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. You can access…

• Judicial Appointments and Re-Election of President

  A new judicial term begins and there have been some new appointments as well as some reappointments to the Courts. First of all, President Skouris has been re-elected President of the Court of Justice until…

• Parallel Trade, Pharmaceuticals, Restriction of Competition by Object: Joined Cases C-501/06 P, C-513/06 P, C-515/06 P and C-519/06 P

  Today’s judgment in Joined Cases C-501/06 P, C-513/06 P, C-515/06 P and C-519/06 P GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (“GSK”) v. Commission will keep the antitrust mavens excited for quite a while. There’s a lot in the…