The Weekly Law Reports
[2016] 2 WLR 940
Court of Justice of the European Union
Hobohm v Benedikt Kampik Ltd & Co KG and others
(Case C‑297/14)
EU:C:2015:556
EU:C:2015:844
2015 Sept 8;
Dec 23
President of Third Chamber (acting as President of Fourth Chamber) L Bay Larsen,Judges J Malenovský, M Safjan, A Prechal, K JürimäeAdvocate General P Cruz Villalón
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation— Special jurisdiction— Consumer contracts— Consumer in first member state concluding first contract with intermediary in second member state in course of professional activity which intermediary “directs … to” member state of consumer’s domicile— Second contract concluded between same parties designed to achieve economic objective of first contract— Second contract not itself within scope of professional activity directed by intermediary to member state of consumer’s domicile— Whether courts of consumer’s domicile having jurisdiction over dispute concerning second contract—
Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, arts 15(1)(c), 16(1)