Case number and/or case name
BGH, 17.3.2015 – VI ZR 11/14
Details of the court
Germany, Third Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Date of the judgement
16 March 2015
CJEU's case law cited by the court
Summary
The dispute concerned an action for damages. The claimant had bought worthless bonds from a stock company based in Switzerland.
The court stated the international jurisdiction of German courts under the Lugano Convention (Art. 5 no. 3). The court further held that the law applicable to the purchase of bonds that has taken place after 11 January 2009 was to be derived from Art 4 (1) Rome II Regulation. The court stated that German law applied to the case.