Hearings
European Union
30 Nov 1976 (Case C-21/76); (Case C-21/76); EU:C:1976:166; [1978] QB 708; [1977] 3 WLR 479; [1976] ECR 1735, ECJ
Handelskwekerij GJ Bier BV v Mines de Potasse d’Alsace SA
Subject Matter
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY — Action in tort — Forum — Pollution — Discharge of industrial waste into river in one member state — Damage occurring in another member state — “Place where harmful event occurred” — Jurisdiction of member states courts — Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, art 5 (3)
(Case C-21/76); (Case C-21/76); EU:C:1976:166; [1978] QB 708; [1977] 3 WLR 479; [1976] ECR 1735, ECJ