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European Court of Justice to rule on scope of legal professional privilege

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 19 2008

A recent appeal brought before the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) by two chemical companies has re-opened the contentious issue of the scope of legal professional privilege (“LPP”) under European Community law

Article 6 of the Unfair Terms Directive held to have equal standing to a member state's public policy rules

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 31 2009

In Asturcom Telecommunications SL v Maria Cristina Rodriguez Nogueira, (Case C-4008) the ECJ held that Article 6 of the Unfair Terms Directive (9313EEC) must be regarded as having equal standing to national rules of public policy because of its importance for consumer protection

New challenge to inhouse counsel by European court

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union
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  • February 28 2012

The European General Court has held that employed lawyers do not have the right to represent their inhouse clients before it

European Court of Justice: prohibition of linking raffles with product purchase in German Act against Unfair Competition violates European Community law

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • January 27 2010

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided on January 14, 2010 (file no. C-30408) that Directive 200529EC concerning unfair commercial practices makes domestic legislation impossible according to which business practices linking participation of consumers in a raffle to the purchase of goods or the use of services are declared to be unfair competition