Order of the General Court of 20 May 2021 – LG and Others v Commission
(Case T-482/20) 1
(Action for annulment – Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – OLAF investigation – Legal professional privilege – Act not open to challenge – Preparatory act – Inadmissibility)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: LG and the five other applicants whose names are listed in the annex (represented by: A. Sigal and M. Teder, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Adamopoulos and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the decision that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) allegedly adopted tacitly in an email of 26 May 2020, by which OLAF allegedly rejected the claim for protection of the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients regarding communications between the applicants and their lawyers.
Operative part of the order
The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
LG and the other applicants whose names are listed in the annex shall bear their own costs.
The European Commission shall bear its own costs.
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1 OJ C 348, 19.10.2020.