Case number and/or case name
AG Pankow-Weißensee, 13.1.2009 – 12 F 5111/07
Details of the court
Germany, First Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels IIa
Article 1
Paragraph 1
SubParagraph a
Date of the judgement
12 January 2009
CJEU's case law cited by the court
Summary
The proceeding concerned a German wife and her Indian husband, both living in Germany. The marriage had been concluded as a mere marriage of convenience. The court held that the Brussels IIa Regulation pursuant to Art 1 (1) (a) applied to the annulment of the marriage. The court stated that German Courts had the international jurisdiction pursuant to Art 3 (1) (a) second indent.