Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 June 2016

Universal Music International Holding BV v Michael Tétreault Schilling and Others

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(3) — Tort, delict or quasi-delict — Harmful event — Lawyer’s negligence in drafting the contract — Place where the harmful event occurred

Case C-12/15


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
05/08/2016 Universal Music International Holding
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2016:449		 16/06/2016 Universal Music International Holding
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2016:449		 16/06/2016 Universal Music International Holding
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
27/02/2015 Universal Music International Holding
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2016:161		 10/03/2016 Universal Music International Holding
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 14/01/2015

Date of the Opinion

  • 10/03/2016

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

16/06/2016


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 305 from 22.08.2016, p.7

Application: OJ C 89 from 16.03.2015, p.12

Name of the parties

Universal Music International Holding

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Nourissat, Cyril: Essai de cantonnement de la portée du forum actoris en matière délictuelle, Procédures 2016 nº 8-9 p.16 (FR)
  2. Nourissat, Cyril: Essai de cantonnement de la portée du forum actoris en matière délictuelle, Procédures 2016 nº 8-9 p.16 (FR)
  3. Morel-Maroger, Juliette: Le compte bancaire ne permet pas à lui seul de localiser le préjudice financier, Gazette du Palais 2016 nº 33 Jur. p.81-82 (FR)
  4. Schotel, Olivier: Groot is de wereld, maar wanneer is de rechter van de plaats waar zuivere vermogensschade is geleden bevoegd?, Nederlands internationaal privaatrecht 2016 Afl.3 p.478-484 (NL)
  5. Müller, Michael F.: Deliktsgerichtsstand am Erfolgsort bei reinen Vermögensschäden, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2016 p.2169-2170 (DE)
  6. Idot, Laurence: Coup d'arrêt à la possibilité d'admettre comme « lieu du fait dommageable » au sens de l'article 5, point 3, le lieu d'un préjudice exclusivement financier résultant d'un acte illicite commis dans un autre État membre, Europe 2016 Septembre Comm. nº 8-9 p.54-55 (FR)
  7. Idot, Laurence: Coup d'arrêt à la possibilité d'admettre comme « lieu du fait dommageable » au sens de l'article 5, point 3, le lieu d'un préjudice exclusivement financier résultant d'un acte illicite commis dans un autre État membre, Europe 2016 Septembre Comm. nº 8-9 p.50-51 (FR)
  8. Skubic, Zoran: Odgovornost za malomarno delo odvetnikov s čezmejnimi učinki po pravu Unije, Pravna praksa 2016 nº 28 p.26-27 (SL)
  9. Wautelet, Patrick: Arrêt « Universal Music » : détermination du forum delicti, Journal de droit européen 2016 nº 234 p.386-388 (FR)
  10. Zaprianos, Nikolaos: Deliktsgerichtsstand am Erfolgsort bei reinen Vermögensschäden, Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht 2016 p.251-255 (DE)
  11. Combet, Mathieu: Arrêt "Universal Music", Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2016 nº 3/4 p.661-666 (FR)
  12. Pfitzner, Tanja V.: Internationale Zuständigkeit – Gerichtsstand der unerlaubten Handlung, IWRZ – Zeitschrift für internationales Wirtschaftsrecht 2016 p.232 (DE)
  13. Kruger, T. ; Rys, M.: Waar dagvaarden in geval van een grensoverschrijdende onrechtmatige daad? Over schadeveroorzakende gebeurtenissen en schade, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2017 p.367-373 (NL)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands

Subject-matter

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

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling
  • Reference for a preliminary ruling : case not proceeding to judgment

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Szpunar

Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French