The WLR Daily case summaries
[2023] WLR(D) 392
Court of Justice of the European Union
NM v Club La Costa (UK) plc and others
(Case C‑821/21)
EU:C:2023:672
2023 Sept 14
President of Chamber ML Arastey Sahún
Judges F Biltgen (Rapporteur), J Passer
Advocate General M Szpunar
Judges F Biltgen (Rapporteur), J Passer
Advocate General M Szpunar
Conflict of laws— Jurisdiction under European Union Regulation— Contract— Consumer and company domiciled in United Kingdom concluding timeshare contract via company’s Spanish branch— Clause in general terms giving exclusive jurisdiction to English court— Consumer bringing proceedings in Spain against company and others within group, not parties to contract— Whether Spanish court having jurisdiction— Whether other companies constituting “other party to a contract”— Whether determination of place of domicile of other party limiting consumer’s choice of jurisdiction— Whether exclusive jurisdiction clause in general terms valid— Applicable law in absence of valid exclusive jurisdiction clause—
Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 593/2008, arts 3, 4, 6
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Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012, arts 18(1), 63