ECJ (Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 – Contracts imposing an obligation on a Romanian undertaking to assign trade marks to an undertaking with its seat in a third country – Refusal – Clause conferring jurisdiction on a third country – Defendant entering an appearance before the Romanian courts without raising an objection – Applicable rules on jurisdiction
Judges:
President of Chamber A Arabadjiev, Judges J-C Bonichot (Rapporteur), CG Fernlund, Advocate General M Szpunar
Citations:
C-175/15, [2016] EUECJ C-175/15, [2016] WLR(D) 146, ECLI:EU:C:2016:176
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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 . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
European
Updated: 18 April 2022; Ref: scu.561966
