Brussels Ia Flashcards
Gasser
- torpedo
- mutual trust ensures that MS may not circumvent the lis alibi pendens rule (even in cases of extreme backlog)
Turner
anti-suit injunctions undermine the mutual trust
Owusu
- predictability = abstract, predictable exercise
forum non conveniens is unpredictable - the involvement of a MS is enough to trigger BIa in an international context (even if the alternative is a non-EU court)
Lindner
- the court of last domicile has jurisdiction (fair balance and legal certainty)
- potentiality of another court in another MS to claim jurisdiction based on nationality is enough to trigger BIa
Commerzbank
- it’s sufficient that the international element only arises after the formation of the contract; thereby triggering BIa only after the formation
- probably limited to protected categories only
Inkreal + Vinyls Italia
- there doesn’t have to be any actual connection with the jurisdiction in question
- predictability + B2B context
Gray v. Hurley
domicile defendant impossible to ID
1. Was there an international element to trigger BIa?
2. could they use anti-suit to prevent the defendant to sue in NZ?
Eurocontrol
- autonomous interpretation of civil and commercial
- certain types of judicial decisions must be regarded as excluded either by reason of legal relationships between parties or of the subject matter of the action
- acta iure imperii = BIa doesn’t apply when a public authority acts within its exercise of powers
Fahnenbrock
acta iure imperii needs direct and immediate effect
Kuhn
when the public body is acting in a private capacity, the case can be civil and commercial
Steenbergen
it’s sufficient that the acta iure imperii only exists on paper to be not civil and commercial
Dinant
possible to split the litigation
Obala
- preference for the legal relationship between parties
- AG Bobek gives criteria
SKAT
was mostly about tort, not an exercise of public authority related to tax
Eurelec Trading
- authorities had a search and seize power that a competitor doesn’t have
- you have to look at the powers in concreto with abstract criteria
Movic
whether it is civil and commercial depends on the actual view by the authorities of their powers
Rina
if it doesn’t have any discretion, it’s civil and commercial
BA v. SEPLA
HC: public law protected under TFEU
prof: money claim = civil and commercial
Rich
arbitration
- one should look at the subject matter of the dispute to decide whether or not it is about arbitration
Van Uden
arbitration
- arbitration clause
- interim measures are intended as measures of support for such proceedings, they don’t concern arbitration as such
provisional and protective measures (art 35)
- there needs to be a real connecting link between the subject matter of the measures and the territorial jurisdiction of the MS (doesn’t need to be territorial sensu stricto)
West Tankers
arbitration
- if the procedure that relates to the arbitration doesn’t have arbitration itself as a subject –> matter DOES fall within the scope of BIa
Prestige Steam-Ship
arbitration
- there is a scope for recognition and refusal
the CJEU brings excluded subject matter properly into BIa through Title III
J v. H Limited
arbitration
- a subject matter which is excluded from Title I and II (non-EU judgment) can nevertheless qualify under Title III
recognition and enforcement
- wide room of manoeuvre to refuse to recognise
- CJEU allows a non-EU judgment (which should be excluded) to become an art 53 kind of judgment capable of recognition
Webb v. Webb
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- restrictive rights in rem
- look at object of proceedings
- in casu it was proper performance of a trust relationship, not rights in rem
Reichert
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- restrictive rights in rem
- strict scope of application art 24
- action in which a creditor under national law applies to have a donation of property set aside falls OUT of the scope
Gaillard
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- restrictive rights in rem
- an action for rescission of a contract for sale of land and consequential damages falls OUT of the scope
Schmidt v. Schmidt
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- art 8.4 claim joined with art 24.1 court
- voidance of the contract IS NOT a right in rem
- removal of the name out of the register IS a right in rem
Ellmes Property Services
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- rei sitae qualification subject to qualification under national law
- action by which co-owner prohibits another co-owner the change the usage of the property can fall under the scope if it has organised effect
- referring court needs to assess the lex loci rei sitae
Weber v. Weber
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- rei sitae qualification subject to qualification under national law
- whether or not a right of first refusal in co-ownership has mass effect needs to be determined in accordance with national law
Klein
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- it has to be tenancy
- can’t be time-share
- there needs to be a direct link
Hacker v. Euro-Relais
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- it has to be tenancy
- can’t be whistles and bells contract
- if there are additional services, it’s not tenancies but complex travel arrangements –> falls OUT of the scope of art 24
Roompot Services
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- only for short-term non-professional lets
- you have to look at the entirety of the contract and the complexities of the applications and services
Mozambique rule
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.1)
- we shouldn’t touch cases when they’re concerned in the hardcore rights in immovable property
BVG
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.2)
- restrictive validity of organ decision
- NOT an ultra vires issue
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.2)
- restrictive validity of organ decision
- narrow reading of 24(4)
- only the validity element moves to the court
- reflexive effect
- AG opined in favour of reflexive effect
- art 4 doesn’t stand in the way of art 24 reflexive effect, despite art 24 not saying anything about it, nor BIa and despite lis pendens rules (art 33-34)
- prof disagrees: specific narrow possibility of a stay in reflexive circumstances under art 33-34 would imply that includes a general reflexivity rule in art 24
Koza v. Akcil
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.2)
- restrictive validity of organ decision
- if you allow a judge to second-guess what the claim is about, you’re broadening art 24(4) too much
Barclay Pharmaceuticals
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.3)
- restrictive validity of entries in public registers
- English judgment which deals with real ownership of financial assets is NOT caught by art 24(3)
GAT v. LUK
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.4)
- restrictive registration/validity of registered IP rights
- if you claim the IP right doesn’t exist, it moves to art 24.2 = if the IP right doesn’t exist, the whole case vanishes
- crucial for relationship art 24.2-24.4 and reflexive effect
Hanssen
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.4)
- restrictive registration/validity of registered IP rights
- formal proprietor making a declaration that she has no entitlement to the mark and waives registration is NOT caught
DNI
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.4)
- DNI NOT caught by art 24.4
- claimants may seek to circumvent art 24.4 by carving out validity claims
- denial of infringement often used to question the validity of patents
AS-Autoteile Service
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.5)
- enforcement of judgments
- you can’t abuse art 24.5 to reopen litigation that led to the judgment in the other MS
IRnova
exclusive jurisdiction (art 24.4)
- reflexive effect
- art 24.4 does not apply reflexively and stoemelings
ZX v. Ryanair
jurisdiction by appearance (art 26)
- it’s not because you answer to a clerk request that you are submitting to the court
- you can still contest jurisdiction, but you must do so at limine
branch jurisdiction (art 7.5)
- branch = centre of operations + has the appearance of permanency + management + materially equipped to negotiate business with third parties
- you need to have an establishment in the MS where the branch is located or a link related to the branch
Ilsinger
consumer (art 17-19)
- there must be a contract
- reciprocity (active consumer)
- reciprocity is not required under art 7.1
Bonnie Lackey
consumer (art 17-19)
- contract is concluded by a consumer
- a group can be a consumer = whole party
Flowers
consumer (art 17-19)
- contract is concluded by a consumer
- to what degree could relatives of medical liability issue be seen as consumers?
- no CJEU authority