Hardback
Brussels I Bis
A Commentary on Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012
9781789908169 Edward Elgar Publishing
Offering a comprehensive commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation, chapters outline the origins and evolution of each article before delving into their interpretation in view of the case law of the European Court of Justice. Its exhaustive evaluation of the corresponding case law demonstrates key precedents which can be applied to practical problems in the field related to jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions.
Citations by courts:
CJEU, Opinion of the Advocate-General in Case C-567/21, BNP Paribas
Citations by courts:
CJEU, Opinion of the Advocate-General in Case C-567/21, BNP Paribas
More Information
Critical Acclaim
Contributors
Contents
More Information
Offering a comprehensive commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation, chapters outline the origins and evolution of each article before delving into their interpretation in view of the case law of the European Court of Justice. Throughout the Commentary expert contributors provide guidance on this central instrument in the organization of the European judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters.
This in-depth, article-by-article Commentary reflects the status quo of European procedural law in civil and commercial matters. Its exhaustive evaluation of the corresponding case law demonstrates key precedents which can be applied to practical problems in the field related to jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions.
Written using a clear, accessible structure, this Commentary will be a key resource for lawyers, judges and other legal practitioners in finding solutions to the practical difficulties they meet when dealing with cross-border disputes. Its detailed critical analysis of the regulation will also be of benefit to scholars and students of European procedural law and dispute resolution and arbitration.
This in-depth, article-by-article Commentary reflects the status quo of European procedural law in civil and commercial matters. Its exhaustive evaluation of the corresponding case law demonstrates key precedents which can be applied to practical problems in the field related to jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions.
Written using a clear, accessible structure, this Commentary will be a key resource for lawyers, judges and other legal practitioners in finding solutions to the practical difficulties they meet when dealing with cross-border disputes. Its detailed critical analysis of the regulation will also be of benefit to scholars and students of European procedural law and dispute resolution and arbitration.
Critical Acclaim
‘This collective endeavour is a welcome tool for practitioners and others who need, or simply wish, to uncover intricacies of the cross-border aspects of the civil procedure, access information about (primarily) the Court’s case-law and learn about identified (and some resolved) difficulties. Last but not least, this book constitutes, to my knowledge, the most up-to-date commentary on the Brussels I Bis Regulation edited in English.’
– Magdalena Ličková, EU Law Live
‘This is undoubtedly the most complete and up-to-date commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation, written by experts in the field, whose command is evident in the way in which the core rules of the law of European Civil Procedure are analysed. With solid theoretical foundations and an exhaustive analysis of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and national courts, it clearly and effectively explains how the system works in its various dimensions (international jurisdiction, parallel proceedings, recognition and enforcement of decisions) and offers solutions to the practical problems that legal practitioners may encounter. A work of the highest quality and, above all, of the greatest utility.’
– Fernando Gascón Inchausti, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
‘This book is an absolutely essential source for anyone working with Brussels I bis and European procedural law, whether practitioner, judge, or academic. This multi-authored commentary makes use of a pan-European range of experts with diverse professional backgrounds and exposures to different legal cultures and traditions. The editor and authors, all with expertise in comparative procedural law and private international law, reflect a sensitivity to the need to situate each Article within the development of a European procedural law. The lengthy Introduction is particularly helpful as a reference tool for the evolution of Brussels I bis, even including Brexit. The book is an invaluable resource not only for Brussels regime novices but also for scholars of European procedural law due to the inclusion of case law of the CJEU/ECJ as well as a breadth of national law that enriches each chapter and deepens our understanding.’
– Louise Ellen Teitz, Roger Williams University, US
‘The go-to commentary for anyone – academics and practitioners alike – interested in the European law of transnational litigation regarding civil and commercial matters from a truly European perspective!’
– Franco Ferrari, New York University School of Law, US
– Magdalena Ličková, EU Law Live
‘This is undoubtedly the most complete and up-to-date commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation, written by experts in the field, whose command is evident in the way in which the core rules of the law of European Civil Procedure are analysed. With solid theoretical foundations and an exhaustive analysis of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and national courts, it clearly and effectively explains how the system works in its various dimensions (international jurisdiction, parallel proceedings, recognition and enforcement of decisions) and offers solutions to the practical problems that legal practitioners may encounter. A work of the highest quality and, above all, of the greatest utility.’
– Fernando Gascón Inchausti, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
‘This book is an absolutely essential source for anyone working with Brussels I bis and European procedural law, whether practitioner, judge, or academic. This multi-authored commentary makes use of a pan-European range of experts with diverse professional backgrounds and exposures to different legal cultures and traditions. The editor and authors, all with expertise in comparative procedural law and private international law, reflect a sensitivity to the need to situate each Article within the development of a European procedural law. The lengthy Introduction is particularly helpful as a reference tool for the evolution of Brussels I bis, even including Brexit. The book is an invaluable resource not only for Brussels regime novices but also for scholars of European procedural law due to the inclusion of case law of the CJEU/ECJ as well as a breadth of national law that enriches each chapter and deepens our understanding.’
– Louise Ellen Teitz, Roger Williams University, US
‘The go-to commentary for anyone – academics and practitioners alike – interested in the European law of transnational litigation regarding civil and commercial matters from a truly European perspective!’
– Franco Ferrari, New York University School of Law, US
Contributors
Contributors: Marlene Brosch, Giovanni Chiapponi, Matteo Gargantini, Burkhard Hess, Lena Hornkohl, Inga Järvekülg, Leon Marcel Kahl, Felix Alexander Koechel, Stephanie Law, Martina Mantovani, Cristina M. Mariottini, Janek Tomasz Nowak, Crístian Oró Martínez, Marta Requejo Isidro, Vincent Richard, Carlos Santaló Goris, Philippos Siaplaouras, Enrique Vallines García, Wiebke Voß, Edith Wagner
Contents
Contents:
Preface xxxiii
Introduction 1
Burkhard Hess
CHAPTER I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1 20
Burkhard Hess
Article 2 36
Marlene Brosch and Martina Mantovani
Article 3 53
Martina Mantovani
CHAPTER II JURISDICTION
SECTION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 4 60
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 5 72
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 6 79
Cristina M. Mariottini
SECTION 2 SPECIAL JURISDICTION
Article 7 88
Marta Requejo Isidro, Edith Wagner and Matteo Gargantini
Article 8 166
Philippos Siaplaouras
Article 9 191
Marta Requejo Isidro
SECTION 3 JURISDICTION IN MATTERS RELATING TO INSURANCE
Article 10 196
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 11 205
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 12 211
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 13 214
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 14 223
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 15 226
Marlene Brosch
Article 16 234
Marlene Brosch
SECTION 4 JURISDICTION OVER CONSUMER CONTRACTS
Article 17 241
Stephanie Law
Article 18 274
Stephanie Law
Article 19 279
Stephanie Law
SECTION 5 JURISDICTION OVER INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT
Article 20 287
Crístian Oró Martínez
Article 21 304
Crístian Oró Martínez
Article 22 315
Crístian Oró Martínez
Article 23 318
Crístian Oró Martínez
SECTION 6 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
Article 24 324
Leon Marcel Kahl
SECTION 7 PROROGATION OF JURISDICTION
Article 25 344
Marlene Brosch and Leon Marcel Kahl
Article 26 375
Felix Alexander Koechel
SECTION 8 EXAMINATION AS TO JURISDICTION AND ADMISSIBILITY
Article 27 417
Felix Alexander Koechel
Article 28 432
Felix Alexander Koechel
SECTION 9 LIS PENDENS – RELATED ACTIONS
Article 29 466
Stephanie Law
Article 30 484
Stephanie Law
Article 31 490
Stephanie Law
Article 32 500
Stephanie Law
Article 33 506
Stephanie Law
Article 34 513
Stephanie Law
SECTION 10 PROVISIONAL, INCLUDING PROTECTIVE, MEASURES
Article 35 520
Carlos Santaló Gorís
CHAPTER III RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 1 RECOGNITION
Article 36 548
Wiebke Voß
Article 37 562
Wiebke Voß
Article 38 569
Wiebke Voß
SECTION 2 ENFORCEMENT
Article 39 577
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 40 587
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 41 596
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 42 607
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 43 617
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 44 628
Giovanni Chiapponi
SECTION 3 REFUSAL OF RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
Subsection 1 Refusal of Recognition
Article 45 638
Janek Tomasz Nowak and Vincent Richard
Subsection 2 Refusal of Enforcement
Article 46 680
Enrique Vallines García
Article 47 686
Enrique Vallines García
Article 48 695
Enrique Vallines García
Article 49 699
Enrique Vallines García
Article 50 704
Enrique Vallines García
Article 51 708
Enrique Vallines García
SECTION 4 COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 52 719
Enrique Vallines García
Article 53 724
Enrique Vallines García
Article 54 735
Enrique Vallines García
Article 55 744
Enrique Vallines García
Article 56 756
Enrique Vallines García
Article 57 758
Enrique Vallines García
CHAPTER IV AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENTS AND COURT SETTLEMENTS
Article 58 763
Marlene Brosch
Article 59 769
Marlene Brosch
Article 60 772
Marlene Brosch
CHAPTER V GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 61 776
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 62 778
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 63 783
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 64 788
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 65 792
Philippos Siaplaouras
CHAPTER VI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 66 797
Burkhard Hess
CHAPTER VII RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Article 67 801
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 68 811
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 69 814
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 70 816
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 71 818
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 71a 828
Lena Hornkohl
Article 71b 838
Lena Hornkohl
Article 71c 846
Lena Hornkohl
Article 71d 852
Lena Hornkohl
Article 72 856
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 73 861
Cristina M. Mariottini
CHAPTER VIII FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 74 867
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 75 870
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 76 872
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 77 875
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 78 876
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 79 879
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 80 882
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 81 883
Marta Requejo Isidro
Final 885
Marta Requejo Isidro
Appendix 1: Annexes and Recitals 887
Index 898
Preface xxxiii
Introduction 1
Burkhard Hess
CHAPTER I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1 20
Burkhard Hess
Article 2 36
Marlene Brosch and Martina Mantovani
Article 3 53
Martina Mantovani
CHAPTER II JURISDICTION
SECTION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 4 60
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 5 72
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 6 79
Cristina M. Mariottini
SECTION 2 SPECIAL JURISDICTION
Article 7 88
Marta Requejo Isidro, Edith Wagner and Matteo Gargantini
Article 8 166
Philippos Siaplaouras
Article 9 191
Marta Requejo Isidro
SECTION 3 JURISDICTION IN MATTERS RELATING TO INSURANCE
Article 10 196
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 11 205
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 12 211
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 13 214
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 14 223
Inga J.rvekülg
Article 15 226
Marlene Brosch
Article 16 234
Marlene Brosch
SECTION 4 JURISDICTION OVER CONSUMER CONTRACTS
Article 17 241
Stephanie Law
Article 18 274
Stephanie Law
Article 19 279
Stephanie Law
SECTION 5 JURISDICTION OVER INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT
Article 20 287
Crístian Oró Martínez
Article 21 304
Crístian Oró Martínez
Article 22 315
Crístian Oró Martínez
Article 23 318
Crístian Oró Martínez
SECTION 6 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
Article 24 324
Leon Marcel Kahl
SECTION 7 PROROGATION OF JURISDICTION
Article 25 344
Marlene Brosch and Leon Marcel Kahl
Article 26 375
Felix Alexander Koechel
SECTION 8 EXAMINATION AS TO JURISDICTION AND ADMISSIBILITY
Article 27 417
Felix Alexander Koechel
Article 28 432
Felix Alexander Koechel
SECTION 9 LIS PENDENS – RELATED ACTIONS
Article 29 466
Stephanie Law
Article 30 484
Stephanie Law
Article 31 490
Stephanie Law
Article 32 500
Stephanie Law
Article 33 506
Stephanie Law
Article 34 513
Stephanie Law
SECTION 10 PROVISIONAL, INCLUDING PROTECTIVE, MEASURES
Article 35 520
Carlos Santaló Gorís
CHAPTER III RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 1 RECOGNITION
Article 36 548
Wiebke Voß
Article 37 562
Wiebke Voß
Article 38 569
Wiebke Voß
SECTION 2 ENFORCEMENT
Article 39 577
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 40 587
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 41 596
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 42 607
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 43 617
Giovanni Chiapponi
Article 44 628
Giovanni Chiapponi
SECTION 3 REFUSAL OF RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
Subsection 1 Refusal of Recognition
Article 45 638
Janek Tomasz Nowak and Vincent Richard
Subsection 2 Refusal of Enforcement
Article 46 680
Enrique Vallines García
Article 47 686
Enrique Vallines García
Article 48 695
Enrique Vallines García
Article 49 699
Enrique Vallines García
Article 50 704
Enrique Vallines García
Article 51 708
Enrique Vallines García
SECTION 4 COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 52 719
Enrique Vallines García
Article 53 724
Enrique Vallines García
Article 54 735
Enrique Vallines García
Article 55 744
Enrique Vallines García
Article 56 756
Enrique Vallines García
Article 57 758
Enrique Vallines García
CHAPTER IV AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENTS AND COURT SETTLEMENTS
Article 58 763
Marlene Brosch
Article 59 769
Marlene Brosch
Article 60 772
Marlene Brosch
CHAPTER V GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 61 776
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 62 778
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 63 783
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 64 788
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 65 792
Philippos Siaplaouras
CHAPTER VI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 66 797
Burkhard Hess
CHAPTER VII RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Article 67 801
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 68 811
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 69 814
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 70 816
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 71 818
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 71a 828
Lena Hornkohl
Article 71b 838
Lena Hornkohl
Article 71c 846
Lena Hornkohl
Article 71d 852
Lena Hornkohl
Article 72 856
Cristina M. Mariottini
Article 73 861
Cristina M. Mariottini
CHAPTER VIII FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 74 867
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 75 870
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 76 872
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 77 875
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 78 876
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 79 879
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 80 882
Marta Requejo Isidro
Article 81 883
Marta Requejo Isidro
Final 885
Marta Requejo Isidro
Appendix 1: Annexes and Recitals 887
Index 898
