Corman-Collins SA v La Maison du Whisky SA – WLR Daily

Posted January 9th, 2014 in conflict of laws, contracts, EC law, jurisdiction, law reports, regulations by sally

Corman-Collins SA v La Maison du Whisky SA (Case C-9/12); [2013] WLR (D) 513

‘The rule of jurisdiction laid down in the second indent of article 5(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 for disputes relating to contracts for the supply of services was applicable in the case of a legal action by which a claimant established in one member state claimed, against a defendant established in another member state, rights arising from an exclusive distribution agreement, which required the contract binding the parties to contain specific terms concerning the distribution by the distributor of goods sold by the grantor. It was for the national court to ascertain whether that was the case in the before it.’

WLR Daily, 19th December 2013

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