Case Note: Opinion Of Advocate General Kokott in Allianz SpA (formerly Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurta SpA) and Others v West Tankers Inc. (Case C-185/07 delivered on 4 September 2008)
Article from: TDM 1 (2009), in Case Comments & Awards
Introduction
By Judgment of 2 April 2007, the House of Lords (United Kingdom) referred to the European Court of Justice [the "Court"] a request for a preliminary ruling in respect of the following question under the Brussels Regulation: Is it consistent with the Brussels Regulation for a court of a Member State to make an order to restrain a person from commencing or continuing proceedings in another Member State on the ground that such proceedings are in breach of an arbitration agreement?[1] On September 4th, 2008, Advocate General Julianne Kokott of the ...