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Consumer Law 14-04-2014 Articles

Periods in prison cannot be counted towards residence permit

European Court of Justice, cases C‑378/12 and C-400/12

In two separate judgments, delivered on 16 January 2014, the CJEU ruled that periods of imprisonment cannot be taken into account for the acquisition of a permanent residence permit or for the grant of enhanced protection against expulsion within the meaning of Directive 2004/38 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. Both cases were referred to the CJEU by the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamb... [Read All]

Employment Law Case Law Professional experience gained in another Member State should be taken into account European Court of Justice, case C‑514/12 05-12-2013 From Altalex.EU Blog Tags: Discrimination Employment While the Court of Justice took no major step forward in its long-settled jurisprudence on free movement of workers, its judgment in case C-514/12 is still very interesting due to the current south-to... [Read All] - Comments (0)

Employment Law Case Law Excluding a female worker on compulsory maternity leave from a training course violates EU law European Court of Justice, case C‑595/12 06-03-2014 From Altalex.EU Blog Tags: Employment Tackling discrimination on grounds of sex and reconciling professional and family life are two of the main goals of EU legislation and EU policy in general. In this regard, it is of major importance t... [Read All] - Comments (0)

Business Law Articles Shangai free trade zone pilot project A key point summary of the project's main features 03-04-2014 From Altalex.EU Blog Tags: Business free trade zone The Shanghai Free Trading Zone (FTZ) is an area that covers Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Waigaoqiao Bonded Logistics Park, the Yangshan Bonded Part and Shanghai Pudong Airport Free Trade Zone and four ... [Read All] - Comments (0)

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View All Active Blogs Altalex.EU Blog Consumer Law Case Law European Court of Justice, case C-378/12 Post Date: 14-04-2014 - Article Date: 16-01-2014 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Second Chamber) 16 January 2014 (*) (Request for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2004/38/EC – Article 16(2) and (3) – Right of permanent residence of third-country nationals who are family members of a Union citizen – Taking into consideration of per... [Read All] - Comments (0) Pini Franco LLP's blog Employment Law Articles National minimum wage increases in England for October 2013 Post Date: 05-09-2013 - Article Date: 02-09-2013 The government has announced the national minimum wage rates which will take effect on 1 October 2013. It accepted most of the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) with one exception; the LPC had recommended freezing the apprenticeship rate at £2.65 an hour, but the government has ... [Read All] - Comments (0) F. Paolo Porcari's blog Business Law Articles New tools in Italy for the composition with creditors Post Date: 27-09-2012 - Article Date: 22-08-2012   As it was before, the “composition with creditors” (art. 160, Italian Bankruptcy Act) helped too little the insolvent entrpreneurs. Not to mention the “restructuring agreements” (art. 182bis, I.B.A.). The tools provided by the legislator between 2005 and 2006, were am... [Read All] - Comments (0)