Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 30 September 2021

Commerzbank AG v E.O.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters – Lugano II Convention – Article 15(1)(c) – Jurisdiction over consumer contracts – Transfer of the consumer’s domicile to another State bound by the convention

Case C-296/20


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
05/11/2021 Commerzbank
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
ECLI:EU:C:2021:784		 30/09/2021 Commerzbank
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)
02/10/2020 Commerzbank
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
Request for a preliminary ruling
03/07/2020 Commerzbank
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
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2021:733		 09/09/2021 Commerzbank
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

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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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


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 03/07/2020

Date of the Opinion

  • 09/09/2021

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

30/09/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Information not available

Name of the parties

Commerzbank

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Convention de Lugano II - Contrats conclus par les consommateurs, Europe 2021, nº 11 Novembre, comm. 420 (FR)
  2. Latil, Cédric: Conflit de juridictions - Compétence juridictionnelle : appréciation de l'internationalité dans le cas d'un transfert du domicile du consommateur, Journal du droit international 2022, n° 2 avril, p. 607-618 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Bundesgerichtshof - Germany

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

Formation of the Court

sixième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Campos Sánchez-Bordona

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Spanish