Appeal from refusal of requests to stay the action on two grounds. First, that under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgment Acts 1952 which gives effect to the Brussels Convention the English court has no jurisdiction to hear it. Secondly, because each of the contracts under which the plaintiffs sue contains an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of a court in Germany.
Citations:
[1999] EWCA Civ 1045, [1999] 1 WLR 1305, [2000] ILPr 29, [1999] CLC 957
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Jurisdiction, Intellectual Property
Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.145960
