Law of the European Union

In the interpretation and application of EU law, the Supreme Court assesses whether Union law can be applied in a case right away, or whether a question for a preliminary ruling about the law must first be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg pursuant to Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

In 2024, the Supreme Court referred questions to the Court of Justice in six cases:

In 2024, four judgments of the Court of Justice concerned cases in which the Supreme Court had referred questions for a preliminary ruling in previous years: