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The European Commission has opened consultation on draft implementing regulation concerning national registers of producers under extended producer...
This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of the Court of Justice’s ruling that Italy's 'anticipatory' intellectual property...
A round-up of EU financial services developments....
The European Commission has opened a consultation on a draft delegated regulation concerning vineyard (re)planting authorisations and the EU Wine...
HarmonisationDefinition of harmonisationHarmonisation, also known as standardisation or approximation, refers to the determination of EU-wide legally...
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 DirectiveThis Practice Note considers Council Directive 86/653/EEC (OJ L 382/17), the EU Commercial Agents Directive. It...
Infringement proceedings against EU Member StatesUnder Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), one of the European Commission’s core...
Challenging EU DirectivesIn briefAccording to settled case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has the exclusive competence to declare an act of the EU invalid.Under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the validity of an EU Directive can be challenged by:•bringing
HarmonisationDefinition of harmonisationHarmonisation, also known as standardisation or approximation, refers to the determination of EU-wide legally binding standards to be met in all Member States.The creation of an internal market, which has been one of the main objectives of the EU, requires the
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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