Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber), 13 March 2014

Marc Brogsitter v Fabrication de Montres Normandes EURL and Karsten Fräßdorf

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Krefeld

Area of freedom, security and justice — Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Special jurisdiction — Article 5(1) and (3) — Civil liability claim — Tortious or contractual nature

Case C‑548/12


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex
Judgment (OJ)
11/04/2014 Brogsitter
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:2014:148		 13/03/2014 Brogsitter
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:2014:148		 13/03/2014 Brogsitter
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
Application (OJ)
15/03/2013 Brogsitter
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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Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

Request for a preliminary ruling – Landgericht Krefeld – Interpretation of Article 5(1) 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) – Special jurisdiction – Action brought before a court with jurisdiction in matters of tort – Situation in which the tortious act was committed in the context of a contract between the tortfeasor and the victim and the court for the place of performance of the basic obligation is situated in another Member State – Determination of the court with jurisdiction

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
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06 null
  06.02 null
    06.02.014
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06 null
  06.02 null
    06.02.01


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

  • 30/11/2012

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

13/03/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 135 from 05.05.2014, p.10

Application: OJ C 101 from 06.04.2013, p.5

Name of the parties

Brogsitter

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Sujecki, Bartosz: EuGVVO: Gerichtliche Zuständigkeit für Klagen aus deliktsrechtlichen Ansprüchen zwischen Vertragspartnern, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2014 p.384-385 (DE)
  2. Wendenburg, Albrecht ; Schneider, Maximilian: Vertraglicher Gerichtsstand bei Ansprüchen aus Delikt?, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2014 p.1633-1636 (DE)
  3. Idot, Laurence: Compétences spéciales, Europe 2014 Mai Com. nº 5 p.49 (FR)
  4. Baumert, Andreas J.: Vertragsgerichtsstand bei zugleich als Vertragsverletzung anzusehendem Deliktsvorwurf („Brogsitter“), Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2014 p.435-436 (DE)
  5. Dornis, Tim W.: Von Kalfelis zu Brogsitter - Künftig enge Grenzen der Annexkompetenz im europäischen Vertrags- und Deliktsgerichtsstand, Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht 2014 p.352-354 (DE)
  6. Dickinson, Andrew: TOWARDS AN AGREEMENT ON THE CONCEPT OF 'CONTRACT' IN EU PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW?, Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 2014 p.466-474 (EN)
  7. Haftel, Bernard: Du 13 mars 2014 - Cour de justice de l'Union européenne - Aff. C-548/12, Revue critique de droit international privé 2014 nº 4 p.867-876 (FR)
  8. Wendelstein, Christioph: Wechselseitige Begrenzung von Vertrags- und Deliktsgerichtsstand im Rahmen des europäischen Zuständigkeitsrechts, Zeitschrift für europäisches Privatrecht 2015 p.624-636 (DE)
  9. Strikwerda, L.: Verzoek om een prejudiciële beslissing krachtens art. 267 VWEU, ingediend door het Landgericht Krefeld (Duitsland) bij beslissing van 27 september 2012. EEX-Verordening. Bevoegdheid. Civielrechtelijke aansprakelijkheidsvordering; vordering uit onrechtmatige daad in de zin van art. 5 punt 3 of vordering uit overeenkomst in de zin van art. 5 punt 1?; autonome uitlegging, Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2015 nº 1 p.3-5 (NL)
  10. Brosch, Marlene: Die Brogsitter-Defence, Österreichische Juristenzeitung 2015 p.958-960 (DE)
  11. Reydellet, Colin: Leçon 2 : De la matière délictuelle et de sa qualification....., Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2016 nº 111 p.33-36 (FR)
  12. Brammsen, Joerg ; Apel, Simon: „Kunst kommt von Können …“, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 2016 p.18-24 (DE)
  13. Pfeiffer, Thomas: Deliktsrechtliche Ansprüche als Vertragsansprüche im Brüsseler Zuständigkeitsrecht – vorfragenakzessorische Qualifikation der Hauptfrage?, Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2016 p.111-114 (DE)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Landgericht Krefeld - Germany

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

Formation of the Court

septième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bonichot

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

    Information not available