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CJEU, trade mark law
New judgment (press release): EU trade mark agency/General Court wrong to reject EU trade mark for 'Fack Ju Göhte' as vulgar - no evidence German-speaking audience offended
curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do…
CJEU, environmental law
New judgment (press release) - Greece fined €3.5 million lump sum for failure to comply with prior ruling on water pollution in time: curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/do…
CJEU, trade mark law

Full text of judgment in 'Fack Ju Göhte' case now online: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…
Note that the judgment explicitly requires the application of trade mark law to take account of freedom of expression (para 56)
CJEU, VAT and sexual supplements

New AG opinion: sex pills not covered by lower rate of VAT as a 'foodstuff' - impact on bodily functions is distinct from nutrition. Distinguishes from aphrodisiac food like seafood: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…
CJEU, immigration law

New AG opinion: irregular migrant facing expulsion can be detained with ordinary prison population if he is believed to be a terrorist threat (the usual rule is that immigration detention must be separate from ordinary prisoners): curia.europa.eu/juris/document…
CJEU, EU citizenship

New judgment: where EU citizen has *not* left their Member State of nationality, national law usually applies to admission of a spouse other than in exceptional cases: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…
Further background on that last judgment on family reunion with a non-EU spouse - my thread on the AG's opinion, which the Court followed:
This means (eg) French law applies to UK citizen marrying a French citizen in France, after the transition period
CJEU, free movement law

New AG opinion: if non-EU family member of EU citizen who has exercised free movement rights has residence docs, that's sufficient for Ryanair to let them fly: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…
CJEU, extradition/asylum/human rights/external relations law

New AG opinion (fast tracked case) on whether refugee from Russia, now with Icelandic citizenship, can be extradited from Croatia to Russia: curia.europa.eu/juris/document…
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1/4 The jointly agreed terms of reference for UK/EU talks, page 1

There will be different sets of negotiations, meeting frequently
2/4 Sending negotiation documents between the parties (and public transparency)
3/4 Eleven negotiation groups for the EU/UK talks, and dates for the first five negotiation rounds.

Note no group to negotiate on foreign policy issues, because the UK position is that foreign policy cooperation with the EU should not be subject to a formal agreement.
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Justice and home affairs in the future UK/EU relationship
Detailed analysis of the negotiation positions: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2020/02/justic…
1/ Here's a summary of my latest blog post, comparing the UK and EU positions on negotiating the future relationship on justice and home affairs.
2/ It's often suggested that CJEU jurisdiction is a big difficulty in these talks. But the EU has signed treaties in this field with other non-EU countries without demanding CJEU jurisdiction. It has found other ways to protect its (legitimate) interests instead.
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1/ This take on the Heathrow runway judgment falsely characterises both the reasoning and the outcome.
2/ The press summary of the judgment, perhaps anticipating a knee jerk populist response from a non lawyer like this one, points out that it applies normal standards of judicial review. The judgment concerns the legality of the policy, not its merits.
3/ Most of the arguments against the runway are rejected, apart from the argument based on an *Act of Parliament*, which requires an explanation of how such statements are consistent with government climate change policy (now including the Paris agreement).
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