European Court Strikes Down âVolkswagen Lawâ
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The ruling struck down a 47-year-old German law that had blocked Porsche from taking over Volkswagen.
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The Supreme Court of the US state of Florida has struck down a controversial law that forced the husband of a severely brain-damaged woman to keep her alive by artificial means.
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A European court struck down fines totaling 100.8 million euros ($125 million) on HVB Group, Dresdner Bank AG and three German competitors for fixing European currency- conversion rates.
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As the European Commission caves in to carmakers, scaling back on emissions rules, focus shifts to greener fuels and what oil companies can do. In Autopia.
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Europe's second-highest court on Tuesday annulled an EU decision freezing the funds of an exiled Iranian opposition group that argues it was wrongly placed on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations.
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BRUSSELS, Jan. 31 The European Court issued a ruling that declares Italy's method of allocating television frequencies is in breach of European law. via Earth Times
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A German law that prevents a foreign takeover of carmaker Volkswagen is ruled illegal by a European court.
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Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the European market, and about 30,000 substances used in everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will have to be registered in a central European Union database under a new law. The European Parliament passed the law, one of the most complex and far-reaching commission regulations ever, after years of haggling marked by intense lobbying by the European chemicals industry and by protests from environmentalists who sought more restraints on the industry. The law, a compromise balancing health and environmental concerns against fears that excessive red tape would stifle business, puts the burden of proof on companies to show that industrial chemicals and substances used in everyday products are safe. It is likely to take effect in mid-2007.
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A court ruling this week gives European Union trustbusters the upper hand in their long battle with Microsoft. The company reluctantly started dismantling the practice that
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The battle for control of Formula One, the company which holds commercial control of Formula 1 racing, took a major turn on Friday when the High Court in London rejected an appeal by Formula One Holdings against a court action being held in the United
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The European Court of Justice is expected to rule on Tuesday against the so-called "Volkswagen Law", paving the way for Porsche to take control of the continent's biggest carmaker.
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By RAF CASERT  BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union said Wednesday it has given Poland a week to stop work on a highway running through a protected habitat in a test case of how new EU member states deal with environmental issues.
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FRANKFURT - Sports car maker Porsche has an open road to make another bid for Volkswagen now that the European Union's highest court struck down the nearly 50-year-old "VW law" enacted to protect Europe's largest automaker from a hostile takeover.
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LONDON, September 28  - An EU appeals court has overturned the European Commission&#39;s four-year old decision to block a proposed merger deal between the US-based telecom companies, WorldCom and Sprint, which was subsequently abandoned.
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European Court of Justice finds Germany's "Volkswagen Law" to protect hostile takeovers invalid, too restrictive of capital movement.
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A European court has upheld the bulk of an antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. made by the European Commission in 2004
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A European court ruling is expected in the legal wrangle between McDonald's and two environmental campaigners.