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EU Court Adviser: Obesity Can Be a Disability
July 23, 2014
EU advocate general Niilo Jaaskinen, who advises the Court of Justice of the EU, has found that extreme obesity can be considered a disability under EU law, potentially paving the way for special legal protections of obese people in the workplace.
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EU Authorities to Meet with Companies over "Right to Be Forgotten"
July 23, 2014
Following a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU requiring internet companies to take down some search results at the request of individuals, the EU data protection advisory board will meet with representatives from these companies to develop a framework for implementing the decision.
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ECHR: No Right in Convention to Same-Sex Marriage
July 23, 2014
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") has held that the European Convention on Human Rights does not mandate the recognition among acceding countries of same-sex marriages.
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ECJ Ruling Causes U.K. to Seek New Data Retention Law
July 18, 2014
Responding to a ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") invalidating an EU data detention directive that it held interferes with the right to privacy, the U.K. Government is now pushing for a new law that would permit companies to retain personal data for twelve months.
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U.K. Justice Minister Calls ECJ Right to Be Forgotten "Unmanageable"
July 18, 2014
U.K. justice minister Simon Hughes has called it an "unmanageable task" to enforce a judgment by the Court of Justice of the EU ("ECJ") permitting complainants to demand that internet companies such as Google take out some search results related to their personal information.
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