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ECJ Official: Search Engines Must Balance Rights When Deleting Links
January 16, 2019
Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) Advocate General Maciej Szpunar has advised the ECJ to rule that EU data-processing rules apply to search engines, such as Google, and that these platforms must perform a balancing test between the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression when determining whether to take down content.
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Lawyer Points to Enhanced Equivalence as Brexit Alternative
January 16, 2019
Barnabas Reynolds of the law firm Shearman & Sterling argues that a system of enhanced equivalence agreed between the UK and EU would offer both sides the benefits of continued frictionless trade in the services sector and would be a viable way forward after Parliament’s defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal deal.
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Barrister: WTO Rules Provide Cushion for “No Deal” Brexit
January 16, 2019
UK barrister Martin Howe QC asserts that Britain’s withdrawal from the EU without an agreement “is not a step into a legal vacuum,” as World Trade Organization (WTO) rules would reduce trade friction between the UK and EU for as long as there is no free trade deal with the bloc.
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AfD Manifesto Includes EU Withdrawal Threat
January 16, 2019
The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party in Germany has included in its manifesto calls for the abolition of the European Parliament and for Germany to withdraw from the EU if the bloc fails to meet AfD’s demands for reform.
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UK Parliament Votes Down EU Withdrawal Deal
January 15, 2019
The UK Parliament voted today to reject a deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May and EU negotiators on the terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc, in what the BBC reports was “the largest defeat for a sitting government in history.”
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