WPP Holdings Italy Srl and Others v. Benatti – Times Law Reports

Posted April 16th, 2007 in law reports, service out of jurisdiction by sally

Deciding which court was first seised of the action

WPP Holdings Italy Srl and Other v. Benatti

Court of Appeal  

“The court first seised of an action where two parties issued proceedings against each other in different European Union jurisdictions was the one where the document instituting the proceedings was first lodged with the court or was first received by the authority responsible for service.”

The Times, 16th April 2007

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