Information concerning jurisdiction issues in cross-border cases

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It may happen that both parties to a dispute initiate court proceedings on the same matter in different Member States.

European Union (EU) law determines which courts of which Member States should hear the case, to avoid conflicting decisions. The general rule is that a person should be sued in the State where s/he is domiciled. Furthermore, other jurisdictional rules may be invoked as alternative in specific cases, for example, the person failing in performance of the contract can be sued at the place of performance of the obligation in question (e.g., in the place where the purchased goods should have been delivered). Special rules exist to protect groups such as consumers, workers and insured persons.

In family law, EU rules exist to determine where a dispute relating to divorce, parental responsibility or maintenance should be heard.

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Name Format Description Link
Jurisdiction - Austria HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Belgium HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Cyprus HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Germany HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Estonia HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - England and Wales HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Finland HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Gibraltar HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Hungary HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Ireland HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Italy HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Luxembourg HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Latvia HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Malta HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Northern Ireland HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Portugal HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Scotland HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Sweden HTML Open resource
Jurisdiction - Slovenia HTML Open resource

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