JUDGMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE CASE JOHANNES EVERT ANTONIUS MASSAR v. DAS NEDERLANDSE RECHTSBIJSTAND VERZEKERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ NV

The legal issue dealt with by the European Court of Justice in the case no. C-460/14 Johannes Evert Antonius Massar v. DAS Nederlandse Rechtsbijstand Verzekeringsmaatschappij NV (judgement made on 7 April 2016) was placed in the context of the right to choose freely a lawyer concerning the refusal of the defendant, the insurance company (DAS Nederlandse Rechtsbijstand Verzekeringsmaatschappij NV), to bear the costs of legal assistance provided by the lawyer chosen by the insured person during a procedure that led to termination of his employment contract.