CILFIT

CILFIT is a legal case from the European Court of Justice that clarified how courts in member countries should handle questions about EU law. It established that national courts are only required to ask the Court of Justice for guidance if the point of law is genuinely unclear and significant for the case. Otherwise, courts can decide the issue themselves without referring. This helps balance respecting EU rules while allowing national courts to efficiently judge cases without unnecessary delays, unless the interpretation of EU law is truly uncertain.