Request For A CJEU Preliminary Ruling Regarding The Evidence Disclosure Under The EU Damages Directive

The Czech Supreme Court lodged a request for a preliminary ruling (Case C-57/21) on 1 February 2021 regarding evidence disclosure under the EU Damages Directive 2014/104/EU.

In the proceedings before Czech courts, a privately-owned transportation company RegioJet a.s. sued the state-owned railway company Ceské dráhy, a.s. for damages allegedly caused by abuse of dominant position. In its application, RegioJet seeks the disclosure for the purpose of proceedings conducted before the Prague Municipal Court, as the court of first instance, of (i) documents with respect to which it maintains that they are under the defendant's control, and (ii) documents that are under the control of the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic.