Advocate general criticises general court for over-relying on presumptions: Anbouba

Advocate General Bot handed down his opinion today (8 January 2015) in Syrian sanctions appeal C-605/13 P and C-630/13 P Issam Anbouba v Council (available here in French). The opinion contains an interesting analysis of the case law of the European court on presumptions. Advocate General Bot summarises the Court of Justice’s judgments in Tay Za, Kadi II and Kala Naft as requiring the Council to discharge its...