The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[2013] QB 168
Court of Justice of the European Union
G
v
de Visser
(Case C-292/10)
2011 May 25;
2012 March 15
President of Chamber A Tizzano, Judges M Safjan, A Borg Barthet, J-J Kasel, M Berger Advocate General Cruz Villalón
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction under Council Regulation— Exclusive jurisdiction— Proceedings brought in member state against defendant owner of website— Whereabouts of defendant unknown— Proceedings served on defendant by affixing notice to national court’s bulletin board— Whether jurisdiction to be determined on basis defendant “not domiciled in a member state”— Whether European Union law precluding default judgment against defendant served by public notice— Whether such default judgment capable of being certified as European enforcement order— Whether provisions of Directive concerning information society services applying if place of establishment of service provider not known—
Parliament and Council Directive 2000/31/EC, art 3
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Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, arts 4(1), 5(3), 26(2)
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Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 805/2004, arts 3, 14(2)