ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Special jurisdiction – Article 6(1) – Action, brought against several defendants domiciled in various Member States and which have participated in a cartel found to be contrary to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, seeking an order for the defendants to pay damages jointly and severally and for disclosure of information – Jurisdiction of the court seised with regard to the other defendants – Withdrawal of the action in relation to the defendant domiciled in the Member State of the court seised – Jurisdiction in tort, delict or quasi-delict – Article 5(3) – Jurisdiction clauses – Article 23 – Effective enforcement of the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements, decisions and concerted practices
Citations:
C-352/13, [2015] EUECJ C-352/13, ECLI:EU:C:2015:335, [2015] WLR(D) 223, [2015] 1 QB 906, [2015] 3 WLR 909, [2015] 5 CMLR 4
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Cited – Vedanta Resources Plc and Another v Lungowe and Others SC 10-Apr-2019
The claimants alleged negligence causing them personal injury and other losses arising from pollution from mining operations of the defendants in Zambia. The company denied jurisdiction. In the Court of Appeal the defendants’ appeals were dismissed. . .
Cited – AMT Futures Ltd v Marzillier and Others SC 1-Mar-2017
AMT entered into many financial services agreements providing for exclusive EW jurisdiction. It now sought to restrain the defendant German lawyers from encouraging litigation in Germany saying that induced breaches of the contracts. It also sought . .
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Commercial
Updated: 03 February 2022; Ref: scu.547036
