Episode #4 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Vice President Lars Bay Larsen of Denmark in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos and Professor Mark Pollack. Vice President Bay Larsen served as a Judge at the Court of Justice since 2006 upon being nominated by his home country, Denmark. He was elected by his peers to two six-year terms as Chamber President before being elected Vice President of the Court of Justice, the position he held from October 2021 to October 2024.

Highlights of the interview include detailing the role of the Vice President at the Court and the use of interim and provisional measures; evolving Court decisions regarding privacy, security and technology; candid views on landmark cases such as Weiss and recent legislative policies like NextGenerationEU; and personal perspectives on taking time to find a career path and work-life balance.

Vice President Bay Larsen earned his law degree from Copenhagen University and was entered as a member of the Danish Bar since 1991. He worked in Denmark’s Ministry of Justice in various capacities from 1983-2003, then served on Denmark’s Supreme Court from 2003-2006 before being appointed judge for CJEU. Vice President Bay Larsen also represented Denmark at the K4 Committee from 1995 to 2000, the Schengen Central Group from 1996 to 1998, and the Europol Management Board from 1998 to 2000. He’s been a longstanding guest lecturer with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg and recently joined Gorrissen Federspiel’s EU law team upon leaving the Court of Justice after his dedicated service.