This Commentary provides for a comprehensive overview of the procedural rules of the EU Courts in Luxembourg. The substantive aspects of the legal remedies at the Court of Justice, the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal are laid down in the primary legislation, as amended by the Lisbon Treaty, while the procedural aspects are detailed in the Statute of the Court of Justice as well as the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and the General Court. This Commentary discusses European procedural rules article by article,taking due account of the established case-law of the Court, thus enabling the reader to navigate quickly and easily through the comlex rules of procedure and to orientate him or herself quickly in cases brought before the EU Courts. The Commentary also covers the important 'Instructions' and 'Practical Guidelines' of the Court.


Bertrand Wägenbaur is one of the leading EU litigators who has pleaded more than 300 cases before the European jurisdictions in Luxembourg. He has published numerous articles in legal journals and is co-author of a commentary on EU competition law.


'... It can therefore be said that B. Wägenbauer has resolved this task, and the work is worthy of recommendation in every respect.'

Luke Augustyniak, in: Europjski Przeglad Sadowny Nr 6/2014


'... - the virtue of this book is in its comprehensive and systematic exposition of a complex and important system of rules. ...As such, this book presents, at the very least, a platform for further research, as well as a useful resource for scholars and practitioners alike.'

Ross Carrick, in. EdinLR Vol 17 pp 445-447