Archives 2014

The freedom to provide services to maritime cabotage applicable to EU shipowners who have their ships registered in a Member State governs maritime cruise services

The Court clarifies the conditions under which application of the forfeiture of entitlement to contractual interest is, as a penalty for a creditor’s breach of its precontractual obligation to assess a borrower’s creditworthiness, compatible with EU law

Date of article: 27/03/2014

Daily News of: 27/03/2014

Country: EUROPE

Author: Court of Justice of the European Union

Article language: en

Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-565/12

LCL Le Crédit Lyonnais

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Approximation of laws

The Court clarifies the conditions under which application of the forfeiture of entitlement to contractual interest is, as a penalty for a creditor’s breach of its precontractual obligation to assess a borrower’s creditworthiness, compatible with EU law

An internet service provider may be ordered to block its customers’ access to a copyright-infringing website

Date of article: 27/03/2014

Daily News of: 27/03/2014

Country: EUROPE

Author: Court of Justice of the European Union

Article language: en

Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-314/12

UPC Telekabel Wien

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Approximation of laws

An internet service provider may be ordered to block its customers’ access to a copyright-infringing website

The Defensora del Pueblo wants to strengthen consumers’ guarantees before their electricity is cut off for non-payment or fraud

Date of article: 18/03/2014

Daily News of: 27/03/2014

Country: Spain

Author: National Ombudsman of Spain

Article language: en

The Ombudsman Office has recommended the Government that consumers struggling to pay for electricity may be able to make allegations, that they are allowed to split the debt and the Administration’s intervention in situations of vulnerability.
The Defensora del Pueblo highlighted the large number of resolutions made and accepted by the Administration and she advances the development of new case studies.