The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg has an opening for a Research Associate in Law. Job description Under the direction of Professor Silvia Allegrezza contribute to the deliverables and research goals of the project and may be given the responsibility to coordinate the university’s contributions to the project and […]
Professor of Intellectual Property Rights at the Johannes Kepler University Linz
The Faculty of Law at Johannes Kepler University Linz invites applications for a permanent professorship position under private law (part-time) for a Professor of Intellectual Property Rights. The successful candidate is expected to represent and further develop the field of intellectual property law in research and teaching. Core areas includes patent law, copyright law and trademark […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union ordered Greece to pay 3.5 million euros for having been slow in implementing EU law
By judgment of 23 April 2015, the Court of Justice held that, by having failed to designate as vulnerable zones a number of zones – including those of the Plain of Thessaly and of the river Evros (see paragraph 15 of the judgment in Case C-149/14) – characterised by the presence of bodies of surface […]
Order of the Court of Justice concerning the compensation for cancellation of flights divided into several routes
The facts Two passengers booked a journey with connecting flights under a confirmed single booking. The journey was divided into three legs: the first leg of the journey, from Hamburg (Germany) to London (UK), was operated by the British airline British Airways; the other two legs of the journey, from London to Madrid (Spain) and […]
Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union given by two new Members
In accordance with the Treaties and after consulting the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, by decision of 16 December 2019, appointed Mr François-Roger Cazala, who has French nationality, and Ms Joëlle Elvinger, who has Luxembourg nationality, as Members of the European Court of Auditors for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025. […]
The General Court erred in law by not correctly assessing the incompatibility of the simultaneous performance of academic and representative functions by the same person
In the judgment in Uniwersytet Wrocławski and Poland v REA (Joined Cases C-515/17 P and C-561/17 P), delivered on 4 February 2020, the Court of Justice, sitting as the Grand Chamber, set aside the order of the General Court 1 which had dismissed as manifestly inadmissible the action brought by the University of Wrocław against […]
Judgment of the European Court of Justice in favour of the free movement of high-ranking sports workers
In the judgment in Generálny riaditeľ Sociálnej poisťovne Bratislava (C-447/18), delivered on 18 December 2019, the Court held that Article 7(2) of Regulation No 492/2011 on freedom of movement for workers,1 which provides that a worker who is a national of one Member State is to enjoy, in the territory of another Member State, the […]
Consequences of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union for the Court of Justice of the European Union
The Court of Justice takes formal notice of the fact that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU has the effect of bringing to an end the mandates of the British Members of the Institution with effect from 31 January 2020 at midnight. The number of Judges […]
Associate Professor of Private Law at the University of Helsinki
Organisation University of Helsinki Research Field Law Deadline 24 February 2020 Location Finland University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world. In addition to its 11 faculties, the University includes several independent institutes, some of which are jointly operated with other universities. Some 36,000 students are currently […]