The Weekly Law Reports
[2014] 1 WLR 1912
Court of Justice of the European Union
*Hi Hotel HCF SARL
v
Spoering
(Case C-387/12)
2013 Sept 5;
2014 April 3
President of Chamber L Bay Larsen, Judges M Safjan, CG Fernlund, J Malenovský, A Prechal Advocate General N Jääskinen
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction under Council Regulation— Special jurisdiction— Matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict— Breach of copyright— French company allegedly supplying photographs in breach of copyright to French publisher— Publisher passing photographs to German sister company for publication in Germany— Claimant photographer bringing proceedings against French company in German courts despite company not having acted in Germany— Whether German courts having special jurisdiction— Basis of special jurisdiction— Whether confined to damage occurring in Germany—
Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, art 5(3)
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