ivth aida europe conference: abc…learning a new alphabet? daniel beard qc

IVth AIDA Europe Conference: ABC…

learning a new alphabet?

Daniel Beard QC

ABC Test-Achats

• The impact of fundamental rights

• The role of a temporal limitation• How does the guidance work?

Fundamental rights

• Gender as a factor in insurance premiums

• Specific legislative permission• Fundamental rights:

discrimination• Legislative discretion overridden • A bold step?• The Charter as “amplifier”?

Sturgeon

• Compensation for flight delays?• Legislative difference between

cancellation and delay • AG Sharpston raises equality

issues…• Court says money all round• TUI the rescue?

Temporal limitation

• UK initiative • ©AG Jacobs – Banco de

Cremona• Notice differences: AG and

Court• (Some) consensus in guidance• Only courts can determine…

“new contract”• Guidance EU Commission…• What is an “autonomous EU

meaning”?• How can that work without a

consistent law of contract?• Linguistic comparisons• Specific legal circumstances will

matter.• HMG too…

Trends?

• Growth in use of fundamental rights jurisprudence

• Potential impact on indirect discrimination analysis

• Concerns about practicability• The revenge of Barber?

thank you