CELEX: 62018CN0507
Language: en
Date: 2018-08-02 00:00:00
Title: Case C-507/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 2 August 2018 — NH v Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI — Rete Lenford

3.12.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 436/16
            
         
      Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 2 August 2018 — NH v Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI — Rete Lenford
      (Case C-507/18)
      (2018/C 436/20)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Referring court
      
      Corte suprema di cassazione
      
         Parties to the main proceedings
      
      
         Appellant: NH
      
         Respondent: Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI — Rete Lenford
      
         Questions referred
      
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Must Article 9 of Directive 2000/78/EC (1) be interpreted as meaning that an association composed of lawyers specialised in the judicial protection of LGBTI persons, the statutes of which state that its objective is to promote LGBTI culture and respect for the rights of LGBTI persons, automatically, as a legal person having a collective interest and as a non-profit association, has standing to bring proceedings, including in respect of a claim for damages, in circumstances of alleged discrimination against LGBTI persons?
               
            
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                  On a proper construction of Articles 2 and 3 of Directive 2000/78/EC, does a statement expressing a negative opinion with regard to homosexuals, whereby, in an interview given during a radio entertainment programme, the interviewee stated that he would never appoint an LGBTI person to his law firm nor wish to use the services of such persons, fall within the scope of the anti-discrimination rules laid down in that directive, even if that statement does not relate to any current or planned recruitment procedure by the interviewee?
               
            
         (1)  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16).