PIL instrument(s)
Brussels I
Case number and/or case name
ITT20071213 Cass. N. 26089 (BI)
Details of the court
Italy, Third Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels I
Article 19
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2 SubParagraph a
Paragraph 2 SubParagraph b
Date of the judgement
12 December 2007
Appeal history
None
CJEU's case law cited by the court
C-437/00 Giulia Pugliese v Finmeccanica SpA, Betriebsteil Alenia Aerospazio [2003] I-03573
C-37/00 Herbert Weber v Universal Ogden Services Ltd [2002] ECR I-02013
Summary
Pursuant to Article 19(a) of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, the employer can be sued in the courts of the place where the employee habitually carries out his work. Italian courts have jurisdiction over a dispute between an Italian employee and a French company if said employee has actually carried out his work in Italy, regardless of his initial allegations to the contrary.

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