Case number and/or case name
Amgen S.A.Roj: STSJ CAT 2968/2006 - ECLI:ES:TSJCAT:2006:2968 Id Cendoj: 08019340012006101791
Details of the court
Spain, Second 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
20 February 2006
CJEU's case law cited by the court
Summary
Conflict of jurisdiction based on the application of Brussels I Regulation provisions.
The matter of the case is a labour dispute originated by the dismissal of a Spanish worker by a Spanish branch of a financial American company. The services were provided in Spain.
Court decision: the court decides that Spanish courts are competent to decide on the case according to arts. 18 and 19 of Brussels I Regulation.
The court applies the rules on jurisdiction in matters relating to matters relating to individual contracts of employment.
The court takes into account the provisions on jurisdtiction when an employer is domiciled in a Member State, which may be sued in the courts of the Member State where he is domiciled or in another Member State, in the courts for the place where the employee
habitually carries out his work (Spain, in this particular case).
Appeal history (not available in the database):
Court decision: Juzgado de lo Social (Spain) (First instance)
Date: 13-05-13