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Valerie Lyttle and Others v Bluebird UK Bidco 2 Limited (C-182/13)
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Consideration of the questions referred
35

Valerie Lyttle and Others v Bluebird UK Bidco 2 Limited (C-182/13)

Judgment of 13 May 2015law://eu/cjeu/2013/c-182-13/para_35@2026-11-10

35The meaning of the terms ‘establishment’ or ‘establishments’ in Article 1(1)(a)(i) of Directive 98/59 is the same as that of the terms ‘establishment’ or ‘establishments’ in Article 1(1)(a)(ii) of that directive.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-182/13 · ECLI:EU:C:2015:317
Decided: 13 May 2015
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Industrial Tribunal (Northern Ireland), Belfast (United Kingdom)
Applicants: Valerie Lyttle; Sarah Louise Halliday; Clara Lyttle; Tanya McGerty
Defendant: Bluebird UK Bidco 2 Limited
Rapporteur: E. Juhász
Advocate General: N. Wahl
Bench: 5 judges
T. von Danwitz, C. Vajda, A. Rosas, E. Juhász, D. Šváby
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62013CJ0182

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Approximation of laws Social policy

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Interprets 1: Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies
Cited by 2: Miriam Bichat and Others v APSB - Aviation Passage Service Berlin GmbH & Co. KG (C-61/17, C-62/17, C-72/17); Andrés Rabal Cañas v Nexea Gestión Documental SA and Fondo de Garantia Salarial (C-392/13)2 provisions
Cites 10: Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies; Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community - Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on employee representation; Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (C-55/02); Council Directive 75/129/EEC of 17 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies; Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (C-383/92); Confédération générale du travail (CGT) and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l'Emploi, de la Cohésion sociale et du Logement (C-385/05); Athinaïki Chartopoïïa AE v L. Panagiotidis and Others (C-270/05); Rockfon A/S v Specialarbejderforbundet i Danmark (C-449/93); Arie Botzen and others v Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij BV (C-186/83); Valerie Lyttle and Others v Bluebird UK Bidco 2 Limited (C-182/13)