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Danish Court Greenlights Copyright Protection for Live Sports in Landmark Blocking Case

December 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

The final verdict in a Danish site blocking battle, involving LaLiga and Rojadirecta, confirms that live sports broadcasts are protected copyright works. This marks a significant victory for rightsholders, who believe that this landmark decision […]

European Court of Justice rule in Diarra v Fifa that some transfer rules break EU law

October 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

Fifa rules that govern the way some football transfers work break the European Union’s laws, the highest European court has found. A long-running legal battle between Lassana Diarra and Fifa has ended with the European […]

EU court rules Google must pay €2.4bn fine

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top court has ruled Google must pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine handed down for abusing the market dominance of its shopping comparison service. The tech giant had appealed against the fine, which was originally […]

Brexit: EU starts legal action against UK over Brexit deal

October 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

The EU has begun legal proceedings against the UK after it refused to ditch plans to override sections of its Brexit divorce deal. An EU deadline for the government to remove sections of the Internal […]

EU-US Privacy Shield for data struck down by court

July 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A major agreement governing the transfer of EU citizens’ data to the United States has been struck down by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The EU-US Privacy Shield let companies sign up to higher […]

Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case

September 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. It means the firm only needs to remove links from its search results in Europe – and […]

Can YouTube Be Liable For Copyright Infringing Videos? EU Court to Decide

August 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

The European Court of Justice is being asked to answer several questions regarding YouTube’s potential liability for pirated videos that are uploaded by its users. The case was referred by Austria’s Supreme Court, which has […]

YouTube is Not Liable for Copyright Infringing Videos, Appeal Court Rules

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Higher Regional Court of Vienna, Austria, has ruled that YouTube can’t be held liable for infringing videos uploaded by users. The Court overturned a previous verdict which held that YouTube takes an “active role,” […]

Brexit ruling: UK can cancel decision, EU court says

December 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The ECJ judges ruled this could be done without altering the terms of Britain’s […]

Poland reverses law on removing judges following EU court ruling

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Poland’s governing party has moved to reinstate Supreme Court justices whom it had forced into early retirement. It follows last month’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which ordered that Poland suspend the application of […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]