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

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

In Docket No. I ZB 2/15, the German Federal Court of Justice considered Slovakia’s application to have a EUR22 million arbitral award in favour of Achmea (formerly Eureko BV) set aside and requested guidance from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the question of whether intra-EU BITs are compatible with EU law.

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

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 8-628-2711 (Approx. 7 pages)

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

by Stephan Wilske (Partner) and Claudia Krapfl (Associated Partner), Gleiss Lutz
Published on 18 May 2016 • Germany
In Docket No. I ZB 2/15, the German Federal Court of Justice considered Slovakia’s application to have a EUR22 million arbitral award in favour of Achmea (formerly Eureko BV) set aside and requested guidance from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the question of whether intra-EU BITs are compatible with EU law.