Long road to SWIFT agreement
After long, drawn-out negotiations, an agreement was finally signed, on June 28, 2010, granting the US access to the SWIFT...
Read MoreAttack on the Body Scanners
What is the naked truth about security scanners? Full-body scanners, also known as naked scanners, “perv scanners”, or arches have...
Read MoreThe EU’s World Cup Goals
As football fever sweeps the globe, the EU is hoping to achieve some of its own goals. When the European...
Read MoreConsumer-friendly Justice
We know that it’s possible to be too friendly, but can a Member State be too consumer-friendly? That was the...
Read MoreDon’t Bet on Net Betting
Two gambling companies lost their claims alleging that they didn’t get a sporting chance to do business in The Netherlands....
Read MoreDon’t Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
State aid is more than just statements. Public statements made by French authorities may have helped France Télécom’s (FT) financial...
Read MoreDon’t Check in until You Check this Out
If your luggage is worth more to you than 1,134.71 euros, you might want to think twice or make special...
Read MoreDecision Distorts Dalí’s Will
Spanish painter Salvador Dalí died in Spain and established the Spanish State as sole legatee over his intellectual property (IP)...
Read MoreIs Privilege in the House?
Does the fundamental right to protection of communications between lawyers and their clients extend to in-house counsel? Not under EU...
Read MoreEruption Causing Disruption
When Islandic volcano Eyjafjalla erupted, it caused passengers’ tempers to erupt from the almost total lock-down of European airspace. Some...
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