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Weeks XXIX – XXX: 14th – 25th July 2025
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Week XXIX: 14th to 18th July
Wednesday 16th July
General Court
Judgment in Case T-480/24 Le Pen and Others v Parliament
(Law governing the Institutions)
In 2024, Jean-Marie Le Pen challenged a decision by the Secretary General of the
European Parliament, which claimed he had received €303,200.99 in undue payments
before the General Court of the European Union.
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According to the Parliament, Mr Le Pen had improperly invoiced personal expenses
assisted in the
under budget line 400, intended for the expenses of an MEP’s mandate.
preparation of
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In his challenge, Mr Le Pen claimed a breach of the principles of legal certainty and
legitimate expectations, as well as an infringement of his right to a fair trial. The
former MEP also sought the annulment of the debit note issued against him and asked
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for the Parliament to pay the costs.
Following Mr Le Pen’s death on January 7, 2025, his daughters Marion Le Pen, Yann
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Maréchal and Marie-Caroline Olivier, as heirs, continued the pending proceedings.
Background Documents T-480/24
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Week XXX: 21st to 25th July
Wednesday 23rd July
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Judgment in Case T-84/22 UBS Group and Others v Commission
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(Competition)
Following an investigation into the spot foreign exchange market (FOREX) for G10
currencies, the Commission revealed that, between 2011 and 2012, certain traders in
charge of the said operations, acting on behalf of several banks, had exchanged
for details of
sensitive information and trading plans. They also coordinated their strategies from
other cases.
time to time on a professional online discussion forum called ‘Sterling Lads’.
These exchanges of information enabled the traders to make decisions as to whether
and when to sell or buy these currencies or occasionally to identify opportunities for
coordination.
Through this conduct, five undertakings active in the banking and financial sector,
namely Credit Suisse, Barclays, HSBC, RBS and UBS, reduced uncertainty on the
market, thereby distorting free competition.
The Commission therefore adopted a decision imposing a total fine of €261 million on
the four banks (Barclays, HSBC, RBS and UBS) that cooperated with it. UBS was
granted conditional immunity as a reward for revealing the existence of the cartels.
On the other hand, since Credit Suisse did not cooperate with the Commission during
this investigation, it did not benefit from any reduction of this type. The Commission
therefore imposed a fine of 83.2 million euros on Credit Suisse in a separate decision.
UBS Group AG, successor to Credit Suisse Group AG, UBS AG, successor to Credit
Suisse AG, and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd considered that they had been
adversely affected by the latter decision and brought an action before the General
Court. They sought, primarily, annulment of the decision and, at the very least, a
reduction in the amount of the fine.
Background Documents T-84/22
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HEARINGS OF NOTE*
Court of Justice
Tuesday 15th July 2025: 09:00 – Case C-523/24 Sociedad Civil Catalana (Financial
Provisions – Own Resources) (streamed on Curia)
Tuesday 15th July 2025: 15:00 – Case C-666/24 Asociación Catalana de Víctimas de
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Weeks XXIX – XXX: 14th– 25th July 2025
Organizaciones Terroristas (ACVOT) (Area of Freedom, Security and Justice – Judicial
Cooperation in Criminal Matters) (streamed on Curia)
General Court
Monday 14th July 2025: 09:30 – Case T-359/21 ClientEarth v Commission (Principles of
Union law – Access to documents).
* This is a non-exhaustive list and does not include all the hearings over the next two
weeks.