CJEU. C-365/23 | Arce. According to Advocate General Rantos, a contractual term requiring a young sportsman to transfer part of his income if he becomes a professional athlete may potentially be unfair, provided that it is shown that that term creates a significant imbalance in the rights and obligations arising under the contract

A contract concluded between a young sportsman and an undertaking helping to develop his sports career falls, in principle, within the scope of the directive on the protection of consumers against unfair terms In 2009, a young sportsman, who was… Read moreCJEU. C-365/23 | Arce. According to Advocate General Rantos, a contractual term requiring a young sportsman to transfer part of his income if he becomes a professional athlete may potentially be unfair, provided that it is shown that that term creates a significant imbalance in the rights and obligations arising under the contract

CJEU. C-446/21 | Schrems. An online social network such as Facebook cannot use all of the personal data obtained for the purposes of targeted advertising, without restriction as to time and without distinction as to type of data

The fact that Mr Maximilian Schrems has made a statement about his sexual orientation on the occasion of a public panel discussion does not authorise the operator of an online social network platform to process other data relating to his… Read moreCJEU. C-446/21 | Schrems. An online social network such as Facebook cannot use all of the personal data obtained for the purposes of targeted advertising, without restriction as to time and without distinction as to type of data

CJEU. C-585/22 | Staatssecretaris van Financiën. Combatting tax fraud: national legislation which limits the deduction of interest paid in respect of an intra-group loan is compatible with EU law

X is a company incorporated under Netherlands law which belongs to a multinational group of companies. That group includes, inter alia, companies A and C, both established in Belgium. A is the sole shareholder of X and the majority shareholder… Read moreCJEU. C-585/22 | Staatssecretaris van Financiën. Combatting tax fraud: national legislation which limits the deduction of interest paid in respect of an intra-group loan is compatible with EU law

CJEU. C-181/23 | Commission v Malta. AG Collins: The Commission has failed to prove that EU rules on citizenship (Article 20 TFEU) require that a ‘genuine link’ or ‘prior genuine link’ between a Member State and an individual must exist in order for it to grant citizenship

Following an amendment to the Maltese Citizenship Act in July 2020, the Republic of Malta adopted subsidiary legislation[1] which included the ‘Maltese Citizenship by Naturalisation for Exceptional Services by Direct Investment scheme’[2] (the ‘2020 citizenship scheme’). Under the 2020 scheme,… Read moreCJEU. C-181/23 | Commission v Malta. AG Collins: The Commission has failed to prove that EU rules on citizenship (Article 20 TFEU) require that a ‘genuine link’ or ‘prior genuine link’ between a Member State and an individual must exist in order for it to grant citizenship

CJEU. C-399/22 | Confédération paysanne. Consumer information: the labelling of melons and tomatoes harvested in Western Sahara must refer to that territory, and not Morocco, as the country of origin

Any other indication would be deceptive and could mislead consumers As goods imported into the European Union, melons and tomatoes harvested in Western Sahara must indicate their country of origin under EU legislation. That indication must appear on the goods… Read moreCJEU. C-399/22 | Confédération paysanne. Consumer information: the labelling of melons and tomatoes harvested in Western Sahara must refer to that territory, and not Morocco, as the country of origin

CJEU. C-778/21 P and C-798/21 P | Commission and Council v Front Polisario and in Joined Cases C-779/21 P and C-799/21 P | Commission and Council v Front Polisario. The 2019 EU-Morocco trade agreements regarding fisheries and agricultural products, to which the people of Western Sahara did not consent, were concluded in breach of the principles of self-determination and the relative effect of treaties

However, the expression of the consent of that people to an agreement which is to apply to the territory of Western Sahara need not necessarily be explicit but may, under certain conditions, be presumed The consent of the people of… Read moreCJEU. C-778/21 P and C-798/21 P | Commission and Council v Front Polisario and in Joined Cases C-779/21 P and C-799/21 P | Commission and Council v Front Polisario. The 2019 EU-Morocco trade agreements regarding fisheries and agricultural products, to which the people of Western Sahara did not consent, were concluded in breach of the principles of self-determination and the relative effect of treaties

CJEU. C-541/20 to C-555/20 | Lithuania and Others v Parliament and Council. The Court broadly confirms the validity of the Mobility Package

However, it annuls the obligation requiring vehicles to return every eight weeks to the operational centre of the transport undertaking, since the EU legislature has not established that it had sufficient information to enable it to assess the proportionality of… Read moreCJEU. C-541/20 to C-555/20 | Lithuania and Others v Parliament and Council. The Court broadly confirms the validity of the Mobility Package