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Lexis+® EU Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers providing advice to and supporting businesses and organisations that operate across the EU.
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A broad range of trackers to stay on top of key legislation, consultations and cases across several topics including commercial, environment, energy, financial services and TMT.
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The EU Law module also includes Lexology Getting The Deal Through. Proprietary jurisdictional guides are available for the EEA Member States, giving lawyers an overview of applicable laws at national level.
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Lexis+® EU Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers giving advice to (and supporting) businesses and organisations operating across the EU.
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Latest EU Law News
Law360, London: An EU court on 16 July 2025 upheld a decision to void two of Iceland Foods' trademarks, ruling that the retail chain's branding...
MLex: The European Commission published on 18 July 2025 its guidelines on the EU AI Act’s rules for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, setting out its...
The European Commission (the Commission) has confirmed that it agrees with the Council of the EU’s position on the proposed regulation amending the...
The European Commission has proposed the sixth revision of Directive 2004/37/EC (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic substances Directive (CMRD)),...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published updated questions and answers (Q&As) on the Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation...
Latest EU Law Practice Notes
Artificial intelligence in the EU—the key legal issuesThis Practice Note considers the key legal issues arising in relation to the development and use...
The EU AI Act—snapshotSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note reflects the current legislative position, however please note that certain elements may be...
EU GDPR—rights of data subjectsThis Practice Note explores the rights provided to individuals whose personal data is processed under the EU’s General...
EU Artificial intelligence—trackerThis tracker sets out key dates and information relating to legal issues surrounding the development of artificial...
Media, digital and telecoms tracker—EUThis Practice Note tracks the progress of EU judgments, new legislation, legislative proposals, codes of...
Latest EU Law Precedents
EU GDPR—clause to incorporate module two of the 2021 EU SCCs1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module two (controller to processor) of the standard...
EU GDPR—clause to incorporate module three of the 2021 EU SCCs1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module three (processor to processor) of the...
EU GDPR—clause to incorporate module one of the 2021 EU SCCs1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module one (controller to controller) of the...
EU GDPR—clause to incorporate module four of the 2021 EU SCCs1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module four (processor to controller) of the...
EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) Schedule—for use by financial entities when contracting with ICT service providersDORA...
Latest EU Law Q&As
Featured EU Law content
Harmonisation
HarmonisationDefinition of harmonisationHarmonisation, also known as standardisation or approximation, refers to the determination of EU-wide legally...
Indirect effect of EU law
Indirect effect of EU lawWhat is indirect effect of EU law?The doctrine of indirect effect, or consistent interpretation, is a duty that national...
The EU Commercial Agents Directive
The EU Commercial Agents DirectiveThis Practice Note considers Council Directive 86/653/EEC (OJ L 382/17), the EU Commercial Agents Directive. It...
Infringement proceedings against EU Member States
Infringement proceedings against EU Member StatesUnder Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), one of the European Commission’s core...
The supremacy of EU law
The supremacy of EU lawScope of supremacyAs originally drafted, the EU Treaties did not include any provision by which the supremacy, or as it is...
Commission requests further information on Meta's compliance with EU DSA
The European Commission has requested information from Meta regarding its compliance with obligations to give researchers access to publicly...
Brussels I (recast)—special jurisdiction (art 7)
Brussels I (recast)—special jurisdiction (art 7)This Practice Note looks at the special jurisdiction provisions in Article 7 of Regulation (EU)...
Free movement of EU workers and citizens
Free movement of EU workers and citizensEU workers and EU citizens enjoy the right of freedom of movement. This right is granted to EU workers in...
EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II)—snapshot
EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II)—snapshotThis Practice Note provides an outline of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001...
Equivalence and effectiveness
Equivalence and effectivenessDevelopment of the principles of equivalence and effectivenessUnder the principle of procedural autonomy, in the absence...
Commission updates AI procurement model clauses following EU AI Act adoption
The European Commission has released updated model contractual clauses for artificial intelligence (AI) procurement on 5 March 2025,...
DORA—essentials
DORA—essentialsThis Practice Note outlines the key requirements of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (the Digital Operational Resilience Act or DORA) and...
Challenging EU Directives
Challenging EU DirectivesIn briefAccording to settled case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has the exclusive competence to declare an...
Air passenger rights in the EU
Air passenger rights in the EUThis Practice Note provides an overview of air passenger rights in the EU. It provides guidance on the key definitions,...
The EU Regime relating to unit-linked insurance policies—essentials
The EU Regime relating to unit-linked insurance policies—essentialsThe benefits payable under long term or life assurance policies may be linked to...
Direct effect of EU law
Direct effect of EU lawWhat is direct effect of EU law?The doctrine of direct effect is a fundamental principle of EU law developed by the Court of...
MiFID II & MiFIR—pre- and post-trade transparency
MiFID II & MiFIR—pre- and post-trade transparencyThis Practice Note provides an overview of the pre- and post-trade transparency regime for...
The EU Cyber Resilience Act
The EU Cyber Resilience ActRegulation (EU) 2024/2847, the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a first of its kind EU legislation that imposes mandatory...
Associated legal terms
Energy Efficiency Action Plan
Energy Efficiency Action Plan follows from a communication by the Commission adopted in 2011 which proposes measures to enhance energy saving.
Exclusive competence
Only the EU can adopt legal acts in the area of exclusive competence. Therefore, in these areas, Member States are prohibited from taking actions unless the EU empower’s them to do so. Areas of exclusive competence are listed in Article 3 TFEU. See also ‘Shared competence’.
Implementing act
EU non-legislative act adopted by the Commission, or exceptionally by the Council, on the basis of a delegation contained in an EU legally binding act to ensure the uniform implementation of EU law.
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