Court of Justice 28 May 1991, C-6/90 and C-9/90 (Andrea Francovich and Danila Bonifaci and others v Italian Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General ++++ Mr President, Members of the Court, Introduction 1. Rarely has the Court been called upon to decide a case in which the adverse consequences for the individuals concerned of failure to implement a directive were as shocking as in the case now before us.