General Court Rulings

The General Court ruled that raw tobacco scrap processable at home into hookah tobacco falls within EU tobacco excise law, even when preparation involves boiling, glycerine, and flavouring, closing a route traders used to avoid duties The...
Dmitry Konov, former head of Russia's largest petrochemical company, failed to convince the General Court that he left the Alrosa diamond board in April 2022, following a ruling that sets demanding evidentiary standards for anyone building...

Red Bull Cannot Recover Extraordinary Inspection Costs From Competition Watchdog, Court Rules

The General Court confirms the strict limits on reimbursement of inspection-related expenses, rejecting Red Bull's argument that the Commission must cover IT and legal...

ECJ Staff Harassment Victim Denied Full File Access at the Court Itself

The General Court weighs institutional data protection against a staff member's right to access their own harassment investigation file, in a case where the...

General Court Clarifies VAT Bad Debt Relief Rights for Construction Subcontractors Facing Unpaid Invoices

In a preliminary ruling transferred from a Lithuanian court, the Court examines the procedural conditions Member States may impose before granting a VAT base...

Former Senior Belarus Official Fails Sanction Annulement Plea

The Court rejected Andrei Chevtsov's annulment bid, finding the Council correctly assessed his senior state management role as sufficient grounds for listing under the...

General Court Confirms EUIPO Opposition Win Over Real Estate Mark Dispute

The Court dismisses Green Asset's challenge as manifestly unfounded, confirming that broad service category designations can establish identity between competing marks Case Law Brief: Order...

General Court Dismisses Access Info Europe’s Challenge to Commission Document Refusal as Inadmisible

The Court confirms that an initial refusal under the access to documents regulation cannot be challenged directly before the Court Brief for the Order of...

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