On Thursday 14 September, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down a judgment in which it ruled that the ‘ne bis in idem’ principle - which excludes criminal proceedings for the same offences from being commenced or maintained once a final decision has been taken, even if this decision is subsequent - applies to penalties for unfair commercial practices that are classified as administrative penalties of a criminal nature (Case C-27/22).
In fact, the CJEU is responding to questions...