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German Federal Court of Justice requests guidance from ECJ on compatibility of intra-EU BITs with EU law

The saga regarding German judicial review of the so-called “intra-EU jurisdictional objection” has reached its final stage. In the matter of Slovakia’s application to have an arbitral award of EUR 22 million in favour of Dutch insurer Achmea (formerly Eureko) set aside, the German Federal Court of Justice has requested guidance from the European Court … Continue reading German Federal Court of Justice requests guidance from ECJ on compatibility of intra-EU BITs with EU law