If M&S goes ahead with the appeal, the High Court can choose to rule on the case itself or refer it to the
European Court of Justice, which experts like Mr Nickson feel will be tempted by the M&S line.
The most recent court decisions of the
European Court of Justice and national courts increasingly tend toward a liberalisation of the European betting and lottery market.
It took until December last year to get a definitive ruling from the
European Court of Justice that the ban was illegal.
On average, it takes 18 months for the
European Court of Justice to issue a ruling.
A statement issued in Brussels said the Commission had decided to launch legal proceedings against the UK for a second time in a bid to enforce the judgment already given by the
European Court of Justice.
2 Court of Justice and Court of First Instance, Paul Lasok, Monckton Chambers & Timothy Millett,
European Court of JusticeThe Government has a manifesto commitment to ban advertising and if things go wrong at the
European Court of Justice it should bring in primary legislation.
The High Court referred the case to the
European Court of Justice and refused the TUC's plea for an order that, in the meantime, the excluded parents could take leave, even though they might eventually lose the case.
We should remember that this is only a recommendation to the
European Court of Justice, and we believe that this recommendation fails to properly take into account several of the issues which in our opinion fully justifies a total removal of the ban," says Sven Hindrikes, CEO of Swedish Match.
The
European Court of Justice has confirmed the date for two hearings related to the ban of certain oral tobacco products (i.
Rome is already facing a critical opinion from a
European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general over the issue, which could be confirmed by the full court.
Acknowledged as an expert in the fast developing field of EU group relief, Martin has progressed a claim to referral to the
European Court of Justice.
