References to the European Court of Justice

This is a complete guide to the procedure of referring a case to the European Court for a ruling on how a case is affected by European Community law. References explain when a court has jurisdiction to refer a question; at what stage of a case it should do so; how the question of the parties should be formulated; and who is bound, and to what extent, by the ruling of the European Court. The work also contains: a flowchart on whether a Parliamentary ruling can be made; a checklist of procedural stages; precedents on requests for preliminary reference; statement of case; written observations and order concluding proceedings in the High Court; and appendices of the relevant rules of the UK and European Courts.