Group Josi Reinsurance Company Sa v Universal General Insurance Company: ECJ 9 Aug 2000

The Brussels Convention rules allowing jurisdiction apply whenever the proposed defendant is domiciled in a convention country. The plaintiff need not be. The special rules on jurisdiction which apply to insurance cases do not apply to reinsurance contracts.

Citations:

Times 09-Aug-2000, C-412/98, [2000] EUECJ C-412/98

Links:

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Statutes:

Brussels Convention on Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters 1968

Cited by:

CitedOwusu v Jackson, Mammee Bay Resorts Limited etc CA 19-Jun-2002
Defendants appealed against an order refusing an order to restrain service of the proceedings on certain defendants outwith the jurisdiction. The claimant was seriously injured holidaying at a resort managed by the several defendants in Jamaica in . .
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Jurisdiction, Insurance, European

Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.81058