In this article, Adele Gatt Livori examines whether periods spent on-call constitute ‘working time’ or ‘rest periods’ under Directive 2003/88/EC. Through an analysis of key judgments such as SIMAP, Jaeger, Matzak, Radiotelevizija Slovenija, and Stadt Offenbach, it argues that the Court of Justice of the European Union has adopted a structured, constraint-based approach centred on […]
In this article, Dr Karl Grech Orr and Dr Francesca Vassallo examine the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)’s ruling in Joined Cases C-345/22, C-346/22, and C-347/22, addressing the enforceability of foreign jurisdiction clauses in bills of lading under the Brussels I Recast Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012). The CJEU’s ruling confirmed that […]