Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2010] All ER (D) 249 (Feb)
Court: Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Skouris (President), Cunha Rodrigues, Lenaerts, Bonichot and Lindh (Presidents of Chambers), Timmermans, Rosas (Rapporteur), Schiemann, Kuris, Juhasz, Bay Larsen, von Danwitz and Arabadjiev
Judgment Dates: 23 February 2010

Catchwords

European Union - Freedom of movement - Persons - Right of residence - National of member state working in another member state and remaining there after ceasing work - Child of national in vocational training in host member state - National not having means of subsistence - Whether national of member state employed in another member state able to claim right of residence on sole basis of relevant regulation - Parliament and Council Directive (EC) 2004/38 - Council Regulation (EEC) 1612/68, art 12.

The Case

European Union Freedom of movement. The Court of Justice of the European Union gave a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of art12 of Council Regulation (EEC) 1612-68 (on freedom of movement for workers within the Community, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) 2434-92) (Regulation 1612-68), and of Parliament and Council Directive (EC) 2004-38 (on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the member states, amending Regulation 1612-68), made in the course of proceedings between the claimant and the first defendant local authority and the Secretary of State for the Home Department concerning the rejection by that local authority of the claimant's application for housing assistance.

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