European Court of First Instance

Benzema fined 18,000 euros for speeding

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been fined 18,000 euros ($23,335, £15,580) and banned from driving for eight months after being caught speeding, a Spanish court confirmed on Friday.
 

Hong Kong tycoons plead not guilty in graft case

Hong Kong billionaire brothers Thomas and Raymond Kwok, two of Asia's wealthiest men, pleaded not guilty to corruption charges on Friday in the southern Chinese city's biggest ever graft case.
 

UAE father to die for torturing daughter to death

A UAE court on Wednesday sentenced to death an Emirati father for torturing his two daughters, one of them to death, and jailed his mistress for life on the same charges, local media reported.
 

Hong Kong tycoon faces Macau corruption trial

A Hong Kong tycoon is facing prosecution for alleged bribery and money laundering in connection with a government land sale on the Cotai casino strip in Macau, his company said.
 

Cisco appeals EU's okay of Microsoft/Skype deal

(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc has challenged EU clearance of Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Internet voice and video service Skype at Europe's second highest court, saying the commission should have put tougher conditions on the deal.
 

EU wins court case over stolen EU carbon permits

LONDON (Reuters) - A Belgian court has ruled against forcing the European Commission to publicly name companies in possession of stolen European Union carbon permits, the EU Commission said on Friday.
 

Belgium child sex victims sue Holy See

Dozens of victims of a child sex scandal in the Belgian Catholic church on Wednesday announced the launch of legal action against the Holy See, the first such suit in Europe.
 

Tunis court confirms dissolution of Ben Ali party

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court has rejected an appeal by the party of former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali against a ruling that it be dissolved, the official TAP news agency said Monday.
 

Tunisia court dissolves ousted president's party

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian court ruled on Wednesday that the party of former President Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali be dissolved, triggering street celebrations as one of the last vestiges of the ousted leader's era was dismantled.
 

Tunisia government seeks to dissolve Ben Ali party

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Interior Ministry filed for the dissolution of ex-President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's political party on Monday following accusations its members sought to destabilize the country, state media reported.
 

UAE court sentences Briton to life

A Dubai court on Sunday sentenced a Briton charged with killing his South African ex-lover to life in prison, the lawyer for the victim's family told AFP on Sunday.
 

Not for Hong Kong court to rule on transgender union: lawyer

Government lawyers told a Hong Kong court Tuesday that the legislature, not the courts, should decide if a transsexual can marry her boyfriend in the first such legal case in the Chinese city.
 

Briton convicted of killing ex-lover in Dubai

A Dubai court sentenced a Briton to 15 years in prison on Monday for killing his South African ex-lover, rejecting defence arguments that the woman had faked her death, her family's lawyer said.
 

Two men jailed for aiding killers of Chechen leader in Dubai

An Iranian and a Tajik convicted of aiding men who killed Chechen leader Sulim Yamadayev in Dubai were sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison followed by deportation, official media reported.
 

Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft

Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft. Key dates in the European Union's antitrust proceedings against Microsoft Corp.:
 

Wickmayer made to wait for ITF decision on doping ban

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer must wait to see whether she can return to action even though a Belgian court has suspended a one-year ban imposed on her for violating anti-doping regulations.
 

Europe wrangles over carbon emissions quotas

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France, Italy and several other European Union countries weighed their chances of haggling up their EU carbon emissions quotas on Thursday, one day after Poland and Estonia successfully challenged theirs in court.
 

Estonia, Poland win back pollution permits in EU court

A top European court annulled Wednesday an EU attempt to limit the amount of greenhouse gases that Estonia and Poland can let heavy industry emit.
 

Estonia, Poland win back pollution permits in EU court

A top European court annulled Wednesday an EU attempt to limit the amount of greenhouse gases that Estonia and Poland can let heavy industry emit.
 

Intel: $1.4B EU monopoly fine based on mistakes

Intel says EU made mistakes in levying record antitrust fine of $1.4 billion. Intel Corp. is claiming in court documents that European Union regulators made serious mistakes in levying a record euro1.06 billion ($1.45 billion) fine for monopoly abuse last May.
 

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General Court
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Established in1989
JurisdictionEuropean Union
LocationLuxembourg, Luxembourg
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