Court of Justice of the 
European Communities
L-2925 Luxembourg
INFORMATION PURSUANT TO 
PROTOCOL 2 ANNEXED TO THE 
LUGANO CONVENTION
Nº 1999/56

Library, Research
and Documentation
  

Recent case-law relating to the Brussels 
and Lugano Conventions on Jurisdiction 
and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil 
and Commercial matters
Brussels 
Convention

Art. 2
Art. 5 (1) and (3)
Court  :  House of Lords
Date  :  30.10.1997
Parties  :  Kleinwort Benson Ltd / City of Glasgow District Council
Publications  :  New Law Journal 1997 p.1617-1618 
Bulletin of Legal Developments 1997 p.255 
Current Law - Monthly Digest 1997 Part 12 nº 86 
The All England Law Reports 1997 Vol.4 p.641-676 
The Weekly Law Reports 1997 Vol.3 p.923-958 
International Litigation Procedure 1998 p.350-390 
The Law Reports ; Appeal Cases 1999 Vol.3 p.153-196 
The Times 31/10/97  
Notes  :  Briggs, Adrian: British Yearbook of International Law 1997 p.331-339 
Peel, Ed.: Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 1998 p.22-27 
Pitel, Stephen G.A.: The Cambridge Law Journal 1998 p.19-22 
Maher, G.: The Juridical Review 1998 p.131-133 
Salerno, Francesco: Rivista di diritto internazionale 1998 p.181-186 
McGrath, Paul A.: Civil Justice Quarterly 1999 p.41-57  
 
Keywords  : 
 
E-02.00 Brussels Convention - Interregional jurisdiction - Extension of Title II of the Convention to the allocation of jurisdiction within the United Kingdom - Person domiciled in Scotland and sued in an English court - Interpretation of national law according to the principles laid down by the Court of justice concerning the Convention
 
E-05.01.00 Brussels Convention - Special jurisdiction - Matters relating to a contract - Interest rate swap agreements between an English bank and a Scottish local authority - Agreements void because ultra vires the local authority - Claim for restitution of sums paid by bank to local authority - Exclusion - Lack of jurisdiction of the English court
 
E-05.03 Brussels Convention - Special jurisdiction - Matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict - Concept - Interest rate swap agreements between an English bank and a Scottish local authority - Agreements void because ultra vires the local authority - Claim for restitution of sums paid by bank to local authority - No harmful event - Exclusion - Lack of jurisdiction of the English court
 
Annex  :  Decision in the original language (English)

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