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CJEU: Certain low-value modifications to a public contract can be made without a new public procurement procedure, provided they do not alter the ‘overall nature’ of the contract, subject to strict conditions

Prof. Graham Butler

October 21, 2025
CJEU: Seven-day cabotage rule by Denmark for non-resident bus and coach operators is compatible with EU law

Prof. Graham Butler

October 17, 2025
EFTA Court: ESA’s infringement action against Norway concerning two financial directives is admissible, and well-founded

Prof. Graham Butler

October 1, 2025
CJEU: AG Szpunar: Publishing unedited criminal conviction data for profit does not qualify as ‘journalistic purposes’ under the GDPR, and national law in Sweden breaches the GDPR by limiting data subjects’ remedies to defamation claims

Prof. Graham Butler

September 18, 2025
Labour Court of Sweden: ‘Adequate allowance’ in the Pregnant Workers Directive means income equivalent to basic salary and related supplements, and not a capped social insurance benefit

Prof. Graham Butler

September 4, 2025
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority: Market-sharing cartel between two kiosks at Himmelbjerget is unlawful. One undertaking is given leniency, and the other is fined.

Prof. Graham Butler

August 27, 2025
Administrative Court of Malmö: Three years residency rule to acquire citizenship of Sweden for those married to Swedish citizens must be generously interpreted by the Migration Agency

Prof. Graham Butler

August 25, 2025
Stockholm District Court: Non-contract liability is found and damages are to be award with regard to the police’s wrongful interpretation of national law during COVID-19 that led to the temporary closure of Astrid Lindgren’s World

Prof. Graham Butler

August 12, 2025
CJEU: AG Medina: GDPR requires public transport users to be immediately notified when ticket inspectors use body-worn cameras

Prof. Graham Butler

August 6, 2025
CJEU: National law causing loss of trademark enforcement rights due to inactivity is incompatible with the Trademark Directive, unless acquiescence conditions are met

Prof. Graham Butler

August 4, 2025
CJEU: AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona: The addition of a name to an ‘insider list’ under the Market Abuse Regulation, may not necessarily be precise information

Prof. Graham Butler

July 18, 2025
CJEU: Protection of trade names (company names) may be compatible with the free movement of goods (EU primary law) and the Trade Marks Directive (EU secondary law)

Prof. Graham Butler

July 16, 2025
CJEU: AG Kokott: Insider trading is prohibited under the Market Abuse Regulation until information is truly ‘made public’

Prof. Graham Butler

July 14, 2025
CJEU: AG Ćapeta: Denmark’s housing law on ‘transformation areas’ (‘ghettos’) is direct discrimination under the Race Equality Directive and cannot be justified

Prof. Graham Butler

July 2, 2025
Administrative Court of Växjö: Decisions of a municipality and a regional authority to financially support a direct flight to Stockholm breaches national state aid law, and is annulled

Prof. Graham Butler

June 30, 2025
CJEU: AG Norkus: For the labelling of food for special medical purposes, additional nutritional elements (protein, fibre) may be repeated on the front of such food’s packaging

Prof. Graham Butler

June 27, 2025
CJEU: AG Richard de la Tour: Strict time limits apply for asylum transfers under the Dublin III Regulation

Prof. Graham Butler

June 25, 2025
CJEU: AG Rantos: Modifications to contracts under EU public procurement law may be permissible if minor, and safeguards are maintained

Prof. Graham Butler

June 23, 2025
Administrative Court of Appeal of Gothenburg: Municipalities have no legal authority to boycott goods and services from companies with financial ties to Russia, as that is a matter of foreign policy

Prof. Graham Butler

June 20, 2025
CJEU: Online sellers recommending specific transporters are liable for excise duties in the destination EU Member State

Prof. Graham Butler

June 19, 2025