Case C-470/16, North East Pylon Pressure Campaign – piling on the environmental information pressure [judgment 2018, ECLI:EU:C:2018:185]
By judgment of 15 March 2018 (ECLI:EU:C:2018:185) the Court ruled, in the words of the operative part: “1.
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damages
8 case reports
Case C-194/16, Bolagsupplysningen – objecting to Swedish internet trolls [judgment 2017, ECLI:EU:C:2017:766]
By Grand Chamber judgment of 17 October 2017 (ECLI:EU:C:2017:766) the Court held that a legal person claiming injury from online publications may sue for its entire damage where it has its centre of interests, and that claims for rectification and removal…
Case C-24/16, Nintendo – jurisdiction by design [judgment 2017, ECLI:EU:C:2017:724]
On 27 September 2017 the Court ruled (ECLI:EU:C:2017:724) that where co-defendants in different Member States are sued over the same supply chain, a Community-design court can grant remedies with EU-wide effect against both.
Case C-367/15, Stowarzyszenie “Oławska Telewizja Kablowa – punitive damages and copyright infringers [judgment 2017, ECLI:EU:C:2017:36]
By judgment of 25 January 2017 (ECLI:EU:C:2017:36) the Court held that Article 13 of the Enforcement Directive does not preclude national legislation allowing a copyright holder to claim, without proving actual loss, a lump sum of twice the hypothetical…
Case C-99/15, Liffers – wanting money for moral prejudice too [judgment 2016, ECLI:EU:C:2016:173]
On 17 March 2016 the Court ruled (ECLI:EU:C:2016:173) that a rightholder claiming damages on the hypothetical-royalty basis of Article 13(1)(b) of the Enforcement Directive may additionally claim compensation for moral prejudice — the licence-fee measure…
Case C-12/15, Universal Music Holding – initial financial damage and jurisdiction [judgment 2016, ECLI:EU:C:2016:449]
On 16 June 2016 the Court ruled (ECLI:EU:C:2016:449) that purely financial damage which materialises directly in the claimant's bank account cannot, by itself, anchor jurisdiction as the "place where the harmful event occurred" under Article 5(3) of…
Case C-613/14, James Elliott Construction – EU standards and contract construction [judgment 2016, ECLI:EU:C:2016:821]
By judgment of 27 October 2016 (ECLI:EU:C:2016:821) the Court held that it has jurisdiction to interpret harmonised technical standards adopted under the Construction Products Directive — EN 13242 forms part of EU law for preliminary-ruling purposes —…
Case C-481/14, Jørn Hansson – Daisy! Daisy! Give me eight answers do! [judgment 2016, ECLI:EU:C:2016:419]
By judgment of 9 June 2016 (ECLI:EU:C:2016:419) the Court held that "reasonable compensation" for infringing a Community plant variety right covers the fee that would have been due for licensed production plus damage actually suffered, but includes no…