Monthly Archives: May 2020

Guidance and the Rule of Law during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments around the world to become innovative in how they carry out their functions. In particular, they need to respond speedily to developments as the scientific evidence becomes more robust. Rules for regulating conduct accordingly … Continue reading

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Ultra vires the ECB and the implications for EU State aid law

State aid lawyers should take note of today’s decision from the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG, Judgment of the Second Senate of 05 May 2020 – 2 BvR 859/15 -, paras. (1-237)). There the Court found that the … Continue reading

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