Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 September 1988.

Athanasios Kalfelis v Bankhaus Schröder, Münchmeyer, Hengst and Co. and others.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany.

Articles 5 (1) and 6 (3) of the Brussels Convention - More than one defendant - Concept of tort, delict and quasi-delict.

Case 189/87.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:1988:459		 27/09/1988 Kalfelis v Schröder and Others
Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
- Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 - Jurisdiction
  • Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
  • - Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 - Jurisdiction
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Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:1988:459		 27/09/1988 Kalfelis v Schröder and Others
Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
- Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 - Jurisdiction
  • Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
  • - Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 - Jurisdiction
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:1988:312		 15/06/1988 Kalfelis v Schröder and Others
Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
- Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 - Jurisdiction
  • Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
  • - Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 - Jurisdiction
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Reports of Cases

1988 05565

Swedish IX/00729 Finnish IX/00749

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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E Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments
  E-06 Special jurisdiction in case of related proceedings
    E-06.01 Number of defendants
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E Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments
  E-05 Special jurisdiction
    E-05.03 Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 16/06/1987

Date of the Opinion

  • 15/06/1988

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

27/09/1988


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 188 from 17.07.1987, p.9

Judgment: OJ C 281 from 04.11.1988, p.18

Name of the parties

Kalfelis v Schröder and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Schlosser, Peter: EuGÜbk: Zuständigkeit bei mehreren Beklagten an verschiedenen Wohnsitzen - Begriff der unerlaubten Handlung, Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft 1988 p.987-989 (DE)
  2. Geimer, Reinhold: Streitgenossenzuständigkeit und forum delicti commissi, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 1988 p.3089-3090 (DE)
  3. Huet, André: Chronique de jurisprudence de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Convention de Bruxelles du 27 septembre 1968, Journal du droit international 1989 p.457-461 (FR)
  4. Gill, A.V.: Multiple Defendants, Jurisdiction in Tort and the Brussels Convention, Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal 1989 p.2-4 (EN)
  5. Ekelmans, Marc: Journal des tribunaux 1989 p.215-216 (FR)
  6. Gaudemet-Tallon, H.: Communautés européennes, Revue critique de droit international privé 1989 p.117-123 (FR)
  7. Jiménez Fortea, Francisco Javier: Comentario a la sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas de 27 de septiembre de 1988 (artículos 5 y 6 del Convenio de Bruselas), Revista General de Derecho 1989 p.3939-3955 (ES)
  8. Hartley, Trevor: Jurisdictional Issues under Articles 5(1), 5(3) and 6(1), European Law Review 1989 p.172-175 (EN)
  9. Audit, Bernard: Droit international privé, Recueil Dalloz Sirey 1989 Som. p.254-255 (FR)
  10. Vlas, P.: TVVS ondernemingsrecht en rechtspersonen 1989 p.181-182 (NL)
  11. Gottwald, Peter: Europäische Gerichtspflichtigkeit kraft Sachzusammenhangs, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 1989 p.272-274 (DE)
  12. Borrás Rodríguez, Alegría: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de las Comunidades Europeas, Revista Jurídica de Catalunya 1989 p.538-540 (ES)
  13. Schultsz, J.C.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 1990 nº 425 (NL)
  14. Tagaras, H.: Cahiers de droit européen 1990 p.667-670 (FR)
  15. Makridou, Kalliopi Th.: Ermineftika zitimata tis dosidikias tis "adikopraxias" kai "oionei adikopraxias" tou arthrou 5 § 3 tis Symvaseos ton Vryxellon (Me aformi tin apofasi tou DEvrK stin ypothesi Kalfelis/Schröder), Armenopoulos 1990 p.1165-1172 (EL)
  16. Anton, A.E. ; Beaumont, P.R.: The Scots Law Times 1991 p.a4 (EN)
  17. Ullmann, Eike: Die Verwarnung aus Schutzrechten - mehr als eine Meinungsäußerung?, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2001 p.1027-1032 (DE)
  18. Ebbink, Richard: A Fire-Side Chat On Cross-Border Issues (before the ECJ in GAT v. LuK), Festschrift für Jochen Pagenberg 2006 p.255-262 (EN)
  19. Reydellet, Colin: Leçon 2 : De la matière délictuelle et de sa qualification....., Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2016 nº 111 p.33-36 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesgerichtshof - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968
  • - Brussels Convention of 27 September 1968 - Jurisdiction

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

Formation of the Court

cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Galmot

Advocate General

Darmon

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French