ECJ PROCEDURE
April 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE ECJ may be used by national courts to clarify aspects of EU legislation or it may determine cases brought by individuals, governments or European institutions against each other but what all rulings have in common is that they are binding in all EU member countries, take precedence over all legal decisions, are directly applicable to individuals and are not subject to appeal. In practice, says Elizabeth Stevens, employment lawyer at Eversheds, UK courts and tribunals must interpret UK legislation that implements EC directives by adopting what ...
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