ECJ Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters – Interpretation of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Special jurisdiction in tort or delict – Cross-border participation of several people in the same allegedly harmful act – Possible option of establishing the jurisdiction of a court of a Member State with regard to a defendant domiciled in another Member State by reason of the place where an event giving rise to such act may has been committed by a purported joint participant or accomplice who is not being sued for damages.
Judges:
Jaaskinen AG
Citations:
C-228/11, [2012] EUECJ C-228/11
Links:
Statutes:
Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 5(3)
Jurisdiction:
European
Cited by:
Opinion – Melzer v MF Global UK ECJ 16-May-2013
Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Special jurisdiction in matters of tort, delict and quasi-delict – Cross-border participation by several persons in the same unlawful act – Possibility of establishing territorial jurisdiction according to the . .
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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Jurisdiction
Updated: 03 February 2022; Ref: scu.466426