Where the same dispute is brought before the courts of different Member States, the jurisdiction of the court first seised is established if it has not declined jurisdiction of its own motion and none of the parties has contested it
Date of article: 27/02/2014
Daily News of: 28/02/2014
Country: 
EUROPE
Author: Court of Justice of the European Union
Article language: en
The court second seised is required to decline jurisdiction from that point in favour of the court first seised