The Weekly Law Reports
[2022] 1 WLR 3036
Court of Justice of the European Union
*A v Autorité des marchés financiers
(Case C‑302/20)
EU:C:2021:747
EU:C:2022:190
2021 June 22; Sept 16; 2022 March 15
President K Lenaerts,
Vice-President L Bay Larsen,
Presidents of Chambers A Arabadjiev, A Prechal, K Jürimäe, C Lycourgos, N Jääskinen, I Ziemele, J Passer
Judges J-C Bonichot, T von Danwitz, M Safjan, F Biltgen, A Kumin, N Wahl
Advocate General J Kokott
Vice-President L Bay Larsen,
Presidents of Chambers A Arabadjiev, A Prechal, K Jürimäe, C Lycourgos, N Jääskinen, I Ziemele, J Passer
Judges J-C Bonichot, T von Danwitz, M Safjan, F Biltgen, A Kumin, N Wahl
Advocate General J Kokott
Company— Insider dealing— Disclosure of inside information— Journalist informing two of his journalistic sources about forthcoming publication of articles reporting on rumours of takeover bids— Whether journalist making unlawful disclosure of inside information— Whether information disclosed “of a precise nature” so as to amount to “inside information”— Whether disclosure lawful— Whether disclosure made “in the normal exercise of … a profession” or “for the purpose of journalism”—
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
, art 11[1]
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Parliament and Council Directive 2003/6/EC, art 1[2]
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Commission Directive 2003/124/EC, art 1[3]
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Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, arts 10, 21[4]