Judgment_paragraph 37 · David Smith v Patrick Meade and Others (C-122/17)

37It must be recalled in that context that, according to settled case-law, where national courts are called on to give judgment in proceedings between individuals in which it is apparent that the national legislation at issue is contrary to EU law, it is the responsibility of the national courts to provide the legal protection which individuals derive from the rules of EU law and to ensure that those rules are fully effective (see, to that effect, judgments of 5 October 2004, Pfeiffer and Others, C‑397/01 to C‑403/01, EU:C:2004:584, paragraph 111; of 19 January 2010, Kücükdeveci, C‑555/07, EU:C:2010:21, paragraph 45; and of 19 April 2016, DI, C‑441/14, EU:C:2016:278, paragraph 29).