Case number and/or case name
Esteve Santiago S.A.Roj: AAP VA 304/2011 - ECLI:ES:APVA:2011:304A Id Cendoj: 47186370012011200042
Details of the court
Spain, Second Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Brussels I
Article 5
Paragraph 1
SubParagraph a
Article 23
Paragraph 1
SubParagraph a
Paragraph 1
SubParagraph b
Date of the judgement
24 March 2011
CJEU's case law cited by the court
Summary
Conflict of jurisdiction based on the application of Brussels I Regulation provisions.
Key facts: Commercial matters case.
The matter of the case is a dispute on an express submission clause to German courts included in the General Conditions of Sale of a contract signed by the parties.
Court decision: Spanish courts are not competent to decide on the case according to arts. 5.1 a) and 23 of Brussels I Regulation. The agreement on jurisdiction was performed in a written form and fulfils the requirements of arts. 23.1 a) and b) of that Regulation.
Appeal history (not available in the database):
Court decision: Juzgado de Primera Instancia nº 9 de Valladolid (Spain) (First instance)
Date: 27-10-2010