MUTUAL RECOGNITION CASE
March 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE DUTCH and Luxembourg governments will have to defend themselves at the European Court of Justice against claims by the European Commission that they have broken European Union law by failing to implement key European Union legislation guaranteeing lawyers the right to work across the EU.If the court finds against the kingdom and the grand duchy, they will almost certainly have to adopt the directive in its entirety. Under current ECJ rules, its judges have the power to levy massive recurring fines, as much as Euro 100,000-a-day, which are ...
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