ECJ Jurisdiction in civil matters – Articles 22(2) and 27 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State in which a company has its seat to adjudicate upon disputes relating to the validity of decisions of the company’s organs – Scope – Action brought by a legal person governed by public law for a declaration that a contract is void on account of alleged invalidity of the decisions of its organs relating to the conclusion of the contract – Lis pendens – Obligation on any court other than the court first seised to stay proceedings – Scope.
Citations:
C-144/10, [2011] EUECJ C-144/10, [2011] Bus LR 1061, [2011] ECR I-3961, [2011] 1 WLR 2087, ECLI:EU:C:2011:300
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Statutes:
Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 22(2) 27
Jurisdiction:
European
Cited by:
Cited – Akcil and Others v Koza Ltd and Another SC 29-Jul-2019
The first claimant was an English company all of whose shares were owned by a Turkish company. The second claimant as director caused changes to the company’s constitution and share structure. The parties disputed the jurisdiction of the UK Courts . .
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Jurisdiction, European
Updated: 20 April 2022; Ref: scu.439747
