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Erich Gasser GmbH v MISAT Srl

Case C-116/02, Erich Gasser GmbH v MISAT Srl [2003] ECR I-14693 (also reported [2005] QB 1; [2004] 1 Lloyd's Rep 222); ECLI:EU:C:2003:657
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ), Full Court
Year2003
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under Article 21 of the Brussels Convention (lis pendens), a court second seised must stay its proceedings until the court first seised has determined its own jurisdiction, even where the second court is the one designated by an exclusive jurisdiction agreement and even where proceedings before the first court are excessively long.

Area of Law

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