Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 November 2011.

Hypoteční banka a.s. v Udo Mike Lindner.

Reference for a preliminary ruling: Okresní soud v Chebu - Czech Republic.

Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Mortgage loan contract concluded by a consumer who is a national of one Member State with a bank established in another Member State - Legislation of a Member State making it possible, in the case where the exact domicile of the consumer is unknown, to bring an action against the latter before a court of that State.

Case C-327/10.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Link
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2011:561		 08/09/2011 Hypoteční banka
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
11/09/2010 Hypoteční banka
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
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Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2011:745		 17/11/2011 Hypoteční banka
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2011:745		 17/11/2011 Hypoteční banka
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (OJ)
13/01/2012 Hypoteční banka
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Order
ECLI:EU:C:2012:15		 16/01/2012 Hypoteční banka
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection
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Reports of Cases

2011 I-11543

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Okresní soud v Chebu – Interpretation of Art. 81 TFEU, of Arts 16(2), 17(3) and 24 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001, L 12, p. 1) and of Art. 6(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29) – Jurisdiction concerning a mortgage loan contract concluded by a consumer who is a national of one Member State with a bank established in another Member State – Legislation of a Member State making it possible, where the domicile of the consumer is unknown, to bring an action against the latter before a court of that State.

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


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 05/07/2010

Date of the Opinion

  • 08/09/2011

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

17/11/2011


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 246 from 11.09.2010, p.29

Judgment: OJ C 25 from 28.01.2012, p.12

Name of the parties

Hypoteční banka

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Dolžan, Judita: Vprašanje pristojnosti nacionalnega sodišča po Uredbi Bruselj I, ko v potrošniškem sporu prebivališče toženca ni znano, Pravna praksa 2011 nº 46 p.25-26 (SL)
  2. Trézéguet, Marlène: Inconnu à cette adresse : compétence juridictionnelle subsidiaire dans un litige de consommation, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2011 nº 77 p.78-80 (FR)
  3. Baumert, Andreas J.: Klage gegen Verbraucher am Gerichtsstand des letzten bekannten Wohnsitzes ("Lindner"), Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2012 p.19-20 (DE)
  4. Idot, Laurence: Compétence et domicile inconnu du défendeur, Europe 2012 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.53 (FR)
  5. Grimm, Alexander: Brüssel I-VO: Grenzüberschreitender Bezug und unbekannter Wohnsitz des Beklagten, Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht 2012 p.87-89 (DE)
  6. Polak, M.V.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2012 nº 225 (NL)
  7. Añoveros Terradas, Beatriz: Consumidor con domicilio desconocido. ¿Hasta dónde llega la protección? A propósito de la sentencia del TJCE (Sala Primera) de 17 de noviembre de 2011, [C-327/10, Hypoteční banka a.s. contra Udo Mike Lindner], Diario La ley 2012 nº 7870 p.4-8 (ES)
  8. Simon, Pavel: Právní rozhledy : casopis pro vsechna právní odvetví 2012 nº 8 p.299-304 (CS)
  9. Corneloup, Sabine: Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Aff. C-327/10. - 17 novembre 2011, Revue critique de droit international privé 2012 p.411-434 (FR)
  10. Vlek, J.F.: De EEX-Vo en onbekende woonplaats van de verweerder, Nederlands internationaal privaatrecht 2012 nº 2 p.202-207 (NL)
  11. Anthimos, Apostolos: DEvre 17.11.2011 (ipoth327/10) - Hypotecní banka a.s. k. / Udo Mike Lindner, Armenopoulos 2012 p.1008-1009 (EL)
  12. Stancu, Mirela: Jurisprudența Curții de Justiție a Uniunii Europene. Regulamentul (CE) nr. 44/2001. Regula de stabilire a competenței Internaționale. Determinarea competenței Internaționale în cazul în care domiciliul pârâtului nu este cunoscut, Revista românǎ de jurisprudențǎ 2012 nº 2 p.225-238 (RO)
  13. Cuniberti, Gilles: Competencia judicial internacional - Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, de 17 de noviembre de 2011, asunto C-327/10, Hypoteční banka c. Lindner, Revista española de Derecho Internacional 2012 nº 1 p.187-190 (ES)
  14. Coslin, Christelle ; Blondet, Pauline: Récents éclairages sur la compétence des tribunaux en matière de délits prétendument commis sur internet, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2013 nº 90 p.33-35 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Okresní soud v Chebu (Tribunal de district de Cheb) - Czech Republic

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Approximation of laws
  • Consumer protection

Provisions of national law referred to

Zákon č. 97/1963 Sb., o mezinárodním právu soukromém a procesním, o mezinárodním právu soukromém a procesním 99/1963 Sb., občanský soudní řád, § 29 odst. 3, § 31, § 89a

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Safjan

Advocate General

Trstenjak

Language(s) of the Case

  • Czech

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German