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Lexis+® EU Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers providing advice to and supporting businesses and organisations that operate across the EU.
EU fundamentals
This topic contains information to help lawyers get up to speed with EU law and concepts, so they're confident about the subject, and can appropriately frame their advice.
EU trackers
A broad range of trackers to stay on top of key legislation, consultations and cases across several topics including commercial, environment, energy, financial services and TMT.
Country guides
The EU Law module also includes Lexology Getting The Deal Through. Proprietary jurisdictional guides are available for the EEA Member States, giving lawyers an overview of applicable laws at national level.
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Lexis+® EU Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers giving advice to (and supporting) businesses and organisations operating across the EU.
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Latest EU Law News
This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of an interim climate target for 2040 in the Official Journal, the adoption...
The European Commission has published new guidance to support Member States in adapting the Natura 2000 network of protected sites to increasing...
The European Commission has reported that signatories to the voluntary Code of Conduct on Disinformation, including major online platforms such as...
MLex: EU officials say copyright rules may not need overhauling to address Artificial Intelligence (AI) challenges, but a focus instead put on...
The European Commission has opened a call for evidence on reviewing the EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) rules. The mandatory...
Latest EU Law Practice Notes
This Practice Note summarises the main provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the EU Prospectus Regulation). It compliments other practical guidance...
This Practice Note details the requirements introduced by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) (MiFID II) for...
Key informationLULUCF RegulationTitleRegulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of...
UK statusSince 31 January 2020 (exit day) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. For a time, under the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK was in an...
This Practice Note sets out the approach to be taken when determining whether or not the EU courts have jurisdiction to determine an IP dispute,...
Latest EU Law Precedents
The training materials are customisable.Click the links below to download the training presentation and speaker notes.Contents•What is the EU...
DORA SCHEDULE1Definitions and interpretation1.1The following capitalised terms used in this Schedule have the following meanings:[Appointed...
1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module four (processor to controller) of the standard contractual clauses set out in Commission Implementing...
1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module three (processor to processor) of the standard contractual clauses set out in Commission Implementing...
1In this [clause], 2021 EU SCCs means module two (controller to processor) of the standard contractual clauses set out in Commission Implementing...
Latest EU Law Q&As
Featured EU Law content
Harmonisation
HarmonisationDefinition of harmonisationHarmonisation, also known as standardisation or approximation, refers to the determination of EU-wide legally...
Indirect effect of EU law
Indirect effect of EU lawWhat is indirect effect of EU law?The doctrine of indirect effect, or consistent interpretation, is a duty that national...
The EU Commercial Agents Directive
The EU Commercial Agents DirectiveThis Practice Note considers Council Directive 86/653/EEC (OJ L 382/17), the EU Commercial Agents Directive. It...
Infringement proceedings against EU Member States
Infringement proceedings against EU Member StatesUnder Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), one of the European Commission’s core...
The supremacy of EU law
The supremacy of EU lawScope of supremacyAs originally drafted, the EU Treaties did not include any provision by which the supremacy, or as it is...
Commission requests further information on Meta's compliance with EU DSA
The European Commission has requested information from Meta regarding its compliance with obligations to give researchers access to publicly...
Brussels I (recast)—special jurisdiction (art 7)
Brussels I (recast)—special jurisdiction (art 7)This Practice Note looks at the special jurisdiction provisions in Article 7 of Regulation (EU)...
Free movement of EU workers and citizens
Free movement of EU workers and citizensEU workers and EU citizens enjoy the right of freedom of movement. This right is granted to EU workers in...
EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II)—snapshot
EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED II)—snapshotThis Practice Note provides an outline of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001...
Equivalence and effectiveness
Equivalence and effectivenessDevelopment of the principles of equivalence and effectivenessUnder the principle of procedural autonomy, in the absence...
Commission updates AI procurement model clauses following EU AI Act adoption
The European Commission has released updated model contractual clauses for artificial intelligence (AI) procurement on 5 March 2025,...
DORA—essentials
DORA—essentialsThis Practice Note outlines the key requirements of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (the Digital Operational Resilience Act or DORA) and...
Challenging EU Directives
Challenging EU DirectivesIn briefAccording to settled case law, the Court of Justice of the European Union has the exclusive competence to declare an...
Air passenger rights in the EU
Air passenger rights in the EUThis Practice Note provides an overview of air passenger rights in the EU. It provides guidance on the key definitions,...
The EU Regime relating to unit-linked insurance policies—essentials
The EU Regime relating to unit-linked insurance policies—essentialsThe benefits payable under long term or life assurance policies may be linked to...
Direct effect of EU law
Direct effect of EU lawWhat is direct effect of EU law?The doctrine of direct effect is a fundamental principle of EU law developed by the Court of...
MiFID II & MiFIR—pre- and post-trade transparency
MiFID II & MiFIR—pre- and post-trade transparencyThis Practice Note provides an overview of the pre- and post-trade transparency regime for...
The EU Cyber Resilience Act
The EU Cyber Resilience ActRegulation (EU) 2024/2847, the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is a first of its kind EU legislation that imposes mandatory...
Associated legal terms
Alternative Investment Fund Managers
EU fund managers that manage alternative investment funds such as hedge funds and private equity, regardless of whether the funds are EU or non EU AIFs and managers that manage EU AIFs or market one or more AIFs in the Union regardless of whether such AIFs are EU AIFs or non-EU AIFs.
EU legal system
A framework of legal rules and principles that governs the European Union.
Qualified majority
Qualified majority refers to the number of votes required for the Council of Minister to adopt a decision, unless the Treaty provides otherwise.
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