''Commission v Italy'' (2011
C-565/08
is an

EU law European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU). Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community following World War II, the EU has developed the aim to "promote peace, its val ...

case, concerning the freedom of establishment in the European Union.

Facts

Italian law required lawyers comply with maximum tariffs for calculation of their fees, unless there was an agreement between a lawyer and a client. Commission argued this discouraged lawyers established in other member states from going to Italy.

Judgment

The Court of Justice, Grand Chamber held that having maximum fees for lawyers was lawful. It was not a restriction just because service providers had to follow a new set of rules.

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References

* Court of Justice of the European Union case law

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