ECJ 21 June 2018, C-1/17 (Petronas Lubricants), Private international law, competency

Petronas Lubricants Italy SpA – v – Livio Guida An employer may lodge a counterclaim at the forum chosen by the employee even if the counterclaim does not arise in relation to its own legal rights but is assigned to it after the employee has commenced proceedings.

ECJ 7 August 2018, C‑123/17 (Yön), Free movement

Nefiye Yön – v – Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, German case

ECJ 21 June 2018, C-1/17 (Petronas Lubricants), Private international law, competency

Petronas Lubricants Italy SpA – v – Livio Guida An employer may lodge a counterclaim at the forum chosen by the employee even if the counterclaim does not arise in relation to its own legal rights but is assigned to it after the employee has commenced proceedings.

ECJ 7 August 2018, C‑123/17 (Yön), Free movement

Nefiye Yön – v – Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, German case

2018/23 Labour Court treats the consequences of cancer as a disability (BE)

The Labour Court of Brussels treats the long-term effects of cancer as a disability in accordance with the case law of the ECJ. This has triggered an obligation on employers to consider making reasonable adjustments before looking at dismissal.

ECJ 11 July 2018, C-356/15 (EC – v – Belgium), Social insurance

European Commission – v – Kingdom of Belgium

ECJ 11 July 2018, C-356/15 (EC – v – Belgium), Social insurance

European Commission – v – Kingdom of Belgium

2018/23 Labour Court treats the consequences of cancer as a disability (BE)

The Labour Court of Brussels treats the long-term effects of cancer as a disability in accordance with the case law of the ECJ. This has triggered an obligation on employers to consider making reasonable adjustments before looking at dismissal.

ECJ 28 June 2018, C-2/17 (Crespo Rey), Social Insurance

Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) – v – Jesús Crespo Rey, Spanish Case

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