PIL instrument(s)
Brussels IIa
Case number and/or case name
III C 3458/08 (SO w Lublinie)
Details of the court
Poland, First Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels IIa
Article 3
Paragraph 1 SubParagraph a Indent 1
Paragraph 1 SubParagraph a Indent 2
Paragraph 1 SubParagraph a Indent 3
Paragraph 1 SubParagraph a Indent 4
Paragraph 1 SubParagraph a Indent 5
Article 6
Paragraph a
Date of the judgement
13 January 2009
Appeal history
None
CJEU's case law cited by the court
None
Summary
The plaintiff filed an application for divorce. He stated that he and his wife had lived in the UK since 2007. The Polish court stated that, in the light of the provisions of the Brussels II bis Regulation, both the parties have their habitual residence in the UK. Therefore it concluded that it had no jurisdiction under the Brussels II bis Regulation.

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