In 2022, there was only one judgment interpreting the company law directives, but there were several judgments addressing issues of secondary EU law linked to company law.
1. C-677/20, IG Metall – the participation of employees in a European company
In this judgment from 18 October 2022 the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the Court’) was asked about the interpretation of Directive 2001/86/EC, which is the directive regulating the participation of employees in European companies (SE companies). This is the first time this directive has been the subject of a preliminary question and the question was answered by the Grand Chamber of the ...