G v de Visser

Subject Matter

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 — Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, arts 4(1), 5(3), 26(2) — Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 805/2004, arts 3, 14(2)

(Case C-292/10); [2013] QB 168; [2012] 3 WLR 1523

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Introduction 20.1