The Court of Justice of the EU rules that limiting the number of licences for private-hire vehicles within the AMB is contrary to European Union Law

On 8 June 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published the long-awaited judgment in case C-50/21, Prestige and Limousine, concerning the local regulation of PHV services within the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) (Reglamento de ordenación de la actividad de transporte urbano discrecional de viajeros discrecional de viajeros con conductor de…

The European Union adopts a new Regulation establishing a temporary framework to implement and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, while Spain speeds up the approval of new self-consumption and renewable projects that are competence of the central administration.

On 22 December, the European Council approved the final text of Regulation € 2022/2577 establishing a temporary framework aimed at accelerating the deployment of renewable energy by streamlining the authorisation procedures for renewable energy projects. This regulation has been adopted together with other temporary measures aimed at improving the security of short-term energy supply in…

According to Advocate General’s conclusions on Case C-50/21, the limitation of the number of hire vehicles licences in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona violates freedom of establishment.

Both taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) carry out local private transport services and, in Spain, in the recent years, PHVs have found their way into intra-urban transport, in addition to the inter-urban transport activity they already performed. As a result, the traditional taxi model, protected from competition thanks to the State intervention, is being…

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU in Case C-694/20 Orde van Vlaamse Balies and Others extends the protection of legal professional privilege. In the context of combatting aggressive tax planning, a lawyers’ obligation to inform other intermediaries involved is not necessary and infringes the right to respect for communications with his or her client.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a very significant judgement on the principle of legal professional privilege that will likely have an impact in investigations by European authorities, including in the competition law and regulatory fields. The judgement examines the validity of an EU law designed to discourage aggressive tax…

The Digital Markets Act: the newly adopted EU regulatory regime for large digital platforms.

On 14th September 2022, the European Parliament adopted the final text of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 12th October 2022. The DMA refers to the Regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and is amongst the first initiatives to comprehensively regulate…

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The Court of Justice of the EU rules that limiting the number of licences for private-hire vehicles within the AMB is contrary to European Union Law

The European Union adopts a new Regulation establishing a temporary framework to implement and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, while Spain speeds up the approval of new self-consumption and renewable projects that are competence of the central administration.

According to Advocate General’s conclusions on Case C-50/21, the limitation of the number of hire vehicles licences in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona violates freedom of establishment.

The Digital Markets Act: the newly adopted EU regulatory regime for large digital platforms.

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