Council Directive 87/344/EEC of 22 June 1987 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to legal expenses insurance
- No longer in force
- CELEX number: 31987L0344
- Official Journal: JOL_1987_185_R_0077_056
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 1979/1014(CNS), 1979/1014/CNS
- Languages:
- bg
- cs
- da
- de
- el
- en
- et
- fi
- fr
- hr
- hu
- it
- lv
- lt
- mt
- nl
- pl
- pt
- ro
- sk
- sl
- es
- sv
Dates
Date of document: - June 22, 1987
- July 4, 1987
- June 25, 1987
- Entry into force - Date notif.
- January 1, 1990
- See Art 10
- December 31, 2015
- Repealed by 32009L0138 And See 32012L0023 And 32013L0058
Modified by
Corrected by:
- August 7, 1987 - 31987L0344R(01)
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 7 April 2016. Johannes Evert Antonius Massar v DAS Nederlandse Rechtsbijstand Verzekeringsmaatschappij NV. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Legal expenses insurance — Directive 87/344/EEC — Article 4(1) — Free choice of lawyer for an insured person — Inquiry or proceedings — Definition — Authorisation granted by a public body to an employer for the purpose of terminating an employment contract. Case C-460/14.
- A04P1LA
- Case C-199/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 September 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Dr. Erhard Eschig v UNIQA Sachversicherung AG (Legal expenses insurance — Directive 87/344/EEC — Article 4(1) — Right of insured persons to choose their own lawyer — Contractual limitation — Multiple insured persons suffering loss as a result of the same event — Selection of the legal representative by the insurer)
- {AR|http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/fd_370/AR} 4.1 A)
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 26 May 2011. Gebhard Stark v D.A.S. Österreichische Allgemeine Rechtsschutzversicherung AG. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Landesgericht Innsbruck - Austria. Legal expenses insurance - Directive 87/344/EEC - Article 4(1) - Freedom of the insured person to choose his lawyer - Limitation of the reimbursement allowed in respect of the costs relating to representation of the insured person in judicial proceedings - Reimbursement limited to the amount corresponding to that claimed by a lawyer established in the judicial district of the court having jurisdiction at first instance. Case C-293/10.
- A04P1
- Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 September 2009. Erhard Eschig v UNIQA Sachversicherung AG. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Oberster Gerichtshof - Austria. Legal expenses insurance - Directive 87/344/EEC - Article 4(1) - Right of insured persons to choose their own lawyer - Contractual limitation - Multiple insured persons suffering loss as a result of the same event - Selection of the legal representative by the insurer. Case C-199/08.
- A04P1
- Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 7 April 2016. AK v Achmea Schadeverzekeringen NV and Stichting Achmea Rechtsbijstand. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof Amsterdam. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Legal expenses insurance — Directive 87/344/EEC — Article 4(1) — Free choice of lawyer for an insured person — Inquiry or proceedings — Definition — Objection to refusal of authorisation for care. Case C-5/15.
- A04P1LA
- Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber), 7 November 2013. Jan Sneller v DAS Nederlandse Rechtsbijstand Verzekeringsmaatschappij NV. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden. Legal expenses insurance — Directive 87/344/EEC — Article 4(1) — Insured persons’ freedom to choose a lawyer — Clause in the standard terms and conditions of a contract guaranteeing legal assistance in any inquiry or proceedings by one of the insurer’s employees — Costs relating to legal assistance provided by an external legal adviser reimbursed only where the insurer decides that it is necessary to entrust handling of the case to an external legal adviser. Case C‑442/12.
- A04P1LA
Legal basis
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE III - FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 2: RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT, ARTICLE 57
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Insurance
- Insurance occupation
- Internal market - Principles
- Insurance contract
- Access to a profession
- Approximation of laws
- Freedom of establishment
- Right to justice
- Approximation of laws