Article 22(2) requires "overall judgment" on the nature of the proceedings | Practical Law

Article 22(2) requires "overall judgment" on the nature of the proceedings | Practical Law

An update on Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) and another v JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and another [2010] EWCA Civ 390, in which the Court of Appeal examined the scope of Article 22(2) of the Brussels Regulation.

Article 22(2) requires "overall judgment" on the nature of the proceedings

Practical Law UK Legal Update 5-502-2136 (Approx. 7 pages)

Article 22(2) requires "overall judgment" on the nature of the proceedings

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Law stated as at 05 May 2010 • England, Wales
An update on Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) and another v JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and another [2010] EWCA Civ 390, in which the Court of Appeal examined the scope of Article 22(2) of the Brussels Regulation.
On 12 May 2011, in Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe v JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (Area of Freedom, Security and Justice) [2011] EUECJ C-144/10
(12 May 2011)
, the ECJ applied a narrower interpretation to that of the Court of Appeal on the scope of Article 22(2), in a decision on a reference by a German court in parallel German proceedings. See Legal update, ECJ rules on scope of Article 22(2) Brussels Regulation.