Italian lawyers' fees under scrutiny of the ECJ
23.02.10On 24 March 2010 at 9.30 the first hearing for case C-565/08 (Commission v Italian Republic) on maximum lawyers’ fees is going to take place in front of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice.
Public consultation on EU-Commission’s practices in antitrust cases
06.01.10On 6 January the European Commission published three documents explaining how its antitrust procedures work in practice: (1) Best Practices for antitrust proceedings, (2) Best Practices for the submission of economic evidence...
Solvency II Directive published
05.01.10On 17 December 2009 the Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) was published in the Official...
Study published on the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the European Union
16.10.09The Study, commissioned by the European Commission and conducted by CIVIS Consulting Berlin, provides an overview of the existing ADR schemes in the EU and how they work. It identifies the existing gaps and assesses the...
Directive on Consumer Rights: European Commission publishes an impact assessment table
09.10.09On 9 October 2009 a comparative table was published to illustrate the impact of some of the issues addressed in the Proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights on existing levels of consumer protection across the EU.