Publisher Citation: [2010] All ER (D) 308 (Dec)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Cunha Rodrigues (President of Chamber), Rosas (Rapporteur), Lohmus, O Caoimh and Lindh
Judgment Dates: 22 December 2010

Catchwords

European Union - Legal services - Legal aid - Effective judicial protection of rights derived from European Union law - Right of access to court - National legislation refusing legal aid to legal persons in absence of 'public interest' - Whether principle of effectiveness precluding national rule - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, art 47.

The Case

European Union Legal services. The Court of Justice of the European Union gave a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of the principle of effectiveness, as enshrined in the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in order to ascertain whether that principle required legal aid to be granted to legal persons.

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