Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 20 November 2009.

Olivier Martinez and Robert Martinez v MGN Ltd.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Paris - France.

Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - National Court not eligible to refer questions to the Court of Justice for preliminary ruling for the purposes of Article 68(1) EC - Court's lack of jurisdiction.

Case C-278/09.


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Order (OJ)
30/01/2010 Martinez
Order
ECLI:EU:C:2009:725
20/11/2009 Martinez
Order (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2009:725
20/11/2009 Martinez
Application (OJ)
12/09/2009 Martinez
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Reports of Cases

2009 I-11099

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-19 Legal proceedings
    B-19.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
      B-19.04.04 Reference under Article 68 EC


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 16/07/2009

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

20/11/2009


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 220 from 12.09.2009, p.29

Order: OJ C 24 from 30.01.2010, p.18

Name of the parties

Martinez

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Meister, Marie: Irrecevabilité d'une question préjudicielle, Europe 2010 Janvier Comm. nº 17 p.20-21
  2. Spickhoff, Andreas: Persönlichkeitsverletzungen im Internet: Internationale Zuständigkeit und Kollisionsrecht, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2011 p.131-134



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunal de grande instance de Paris - France

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

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