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Reportedly, the Court of Justice of the European Union will deliver its judgment on Malta's Bill 55 on 19 November 2026 in case C-683/24. The reference from Vienna's commercial court concerns whether the Brussels Ia regulation permits Malta's Article 56A, which bars Maltese courts from recognising or enforcing foreign judgments against Malta-licensed operators where the offering was lawful in Malta. The outcome affects enforcement of German and Austrian player-loss judgments against Malta-based operators.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (EuGH) will deliver its judgment in case C-683/24 on 19 November 2026, according to a statement from the Berlin and Munich law firm Cocron Rechtsanwalt. The case concerns Malta's Article 56A, introduced by the gambling amendment known as Bill 55, and whether the Brussels Ia regulation permits it. The reference came from the Commercial Court of Vienna, which submitted its questions on 16 October 2024.