PIL instrument(s)
Brussels I
Case number and/or case name
ITF20100609 Tribunal of Trapani (BI)
Details of the court
Italy, First Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels I
Article 5
Paragraph 1 SubParagraph b Indent 1
Date of the judgement
08 June 2010
Appeal history
None
CJEU's case law cited by the court
None
Summary
Pursuant to Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 Italian courts have jurisdiction over a claim - brought by an Italian company against an English company - for damages arising out of an alleged termination ad nutum of the commercial relationship between the parties, that has to be characterised as a “contract relating to the sale of goods” under Art. 5(1)(b) first indent of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, if the place of the actual delivery of the goods is located in Italy.

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