Gebhard v Consiglio dell’Ordine degli Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano
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''Gebhard v Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati e Procuratori di Milano'' (1995
C-55/94
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

A German lawyer called Mr Reinhard Gebhard from Stuttgart, lived in
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Italy. He called himself an "avvocato" and set up chambers to practice as a lawyer. He was suspended by the Milan Bar Council, because he had not been registered. Italian lawyers complained he used the title of 'avvocato' in his practice with mainly German customers in Milan.


Judgment

The Court of Justice held that it should be evaluated whether the Italian rules erected an obstacle to freedom of establishment.


See also

* European Union law


Notes

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References

* Court of Justice of the European Union case law 1995 in case law