Hearings
European Union
19 Jun 1984 (Case C-71/83); EU:C:1984:217; [1985] QB 931; [1985] 3 WLR 179, ECJ
Partenreederei ms Tilly Russ v Haven & Vervoebedrijf Nova NV
Subject Matter
SHIPPING — Conflict of laws — Foreign jurisdiction clause — Community law — Bills of lading clause requiring disputes to be settled by courts of Hamburg — Whether agreement in writing or evidence of oral agreement — Whether clause effective as between carrier and ultimate holder of bill — Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Official Journal 1978, L 304, p 1), art 17