Summary
The courts of first and second instance, in this case, both declined jurisdiction to hear a case concerning the suspension of shareholder’s voting rights. The plaintiff lodged a cassation appeal and stated that the Polish courts had jurisdiction by virtue of Art. 22 point 2 of the Brussels I Regulation. The Polish Supreme Court disagreed with these arguments and stated that according to Art. 22 point 2 of the Brussels I Regulation they apply only to the proceedings, which have as their object the validity of constitution, the nullity or dissolution of companies or legal persons or associations of natural or legal persons, or the validity of the decisions of their organs. The Polish Supreme Court found that Art. 22 point 2 of the Brussels I Regulation does not cover the plaintiff’s the plaintiff’s claim.