European Institutions

ECJ Holds Airline Responsible for Passenger Beverage Spills

December 23, 2019

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that airlines are liable for passenger accidents on board their aircraft, specifically the scalding a passenger received from a cup of coffee that slipped off a folding table.
UK Government to Give Lower Courts Power to Overturn ECJ

December 23, 2019

The Boris Johnson-led UK Government is set to hand new powers to British judges in lower courts to overturn rulings by the European Court of Justice after Brexit, a power presently reserved to the UK Supreme Court.
European Court of Justice Decision Enhances Airbnb’s Regulatory Freedom

December 23, 2019

A top European court ruling that Airbnb is an “information society service,” not a real estate company, will give it greater regulatory freedom in Europe.
European Commission Communicates a European Green Deal

December 16, 2019

The European Commission has set out a European Green Deal for the European Union (EU) and its citizens, which the Commission describes as “a new growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use.”
EU FRA Publishes Guide for Preventing Unlawful Profiling

December 16, 2019

As technological developments have triggered an increased use of profiling in a wide range of contexts by law enforcement and border management officials, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published a guide that explains what profiling is, the legal frameworks that regulate it, and why conducting profiling lawfully is necessary to comply with fundamental rights.