
OSCOLA referencing: EU cases
Judgments of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and General Court (GC)
Cite an EU case using the prefix ('Case C-' for the ECJ or 'Case T-' for the GC), case registration number then the name of the case in italics followed by the report citation.
Example:
- Case T-344/99 Arne Mathisen AS v Council [2002] ECR II-2905
- Case C-556/07 Commission v France [2009] OJ C102/8
Opinions of the Advocate General
When citing an opinion of an Advocate General, add a comma and the words 'Opinion of AG [name]' after the case citation.
Example:
- Case C-411/05 Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA [2007] ECR I-8531, Opinion of AG Mazák
Tips
- Where possible, refer to the European Court Reports (ECR) - if the judgment is not
reported in the ECR then use the Common Market Law Reports (CMLR). - For an unreported case, cite the relevant notice in the Official Journal. If the case is
not yet reported in the Official Journal, then cite the case number and case name,
followed by the court and date of judgment in brackets. - Do not add the prefixes 'Case C-' or 'Case T-' to pre-1989 cases.