The Weekly Law Reports
[2018] 1 WLR 4343
Court of Justice of the European Union
*Schrems
v
Facebook Ireland Ltd
(Case C‑498/16)
EU:C:2017:863
EU:C:2018:37
2017 July 19;
Nov 14;
2018 Jan 25
Nov 14;
2018 Jan 25
President of Chamber L Bay Larsen,
Judges J Malenovský, M Safjan, D Šváby, M Vilaras
Advocate General M Bobek
Judges J Malenovský, M Safjan, D Šváby, M Vilaras
Advocate General M Bobek
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation— Special jurisdiction— Consumer contracts— Austrian applicant contracting with Irish defendant company for provision of online social network services— Applicant using account on network for personal use but using page on network for publicising campaigning activities— Applicant bringing action relating to contract against defendant in Austria— Claims of other users of same social network assigned to applicant— Whether applicant’s campaigning activities entailing loss of his status as “consumer”— Whether Austrian court having jurisdiction to determine applicant’s claims and assigned claims—
Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, arts 15, 16
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