The contribution offers a critical appraisal of the individual’s (in)access to justice when his or her fundamental rights have been violated during direct enforcement action by EU law enforcement authorities. Based on three case studies – ESMA, DG COMPETITION, OLAF – we argue that direct enforcement, and the shared activities and joint decisions of EU and national authorities it entails, have been ‘squeezed’ into the existing system of separated controls between the EU and the Member State legal orders. This brings with it challenges regarding the control over public power which may affect ‘access to’ and ‘justice’. The main argument of our contribution then is that in the current EU-constellation, courts are – contrary to what is generally assumed – not always, or in any case not necessarily, best-suited for remedying fundamental rights violations and providing the protection the individual needs. Therefore, the co-existing judicial and non-judicial remedies can address each other’s gaps and ultimately ensure a fully-fledged protection of fundamental rights if designed properly and aligned with each other and with national law.