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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10497

18 November 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/cjeu
Last known domicile has jurisdiction when defendant not found

Brussels, 17/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - When action is brought in a member state court against a national of another member state whose domicile is unknown by that court, then the courts of the place where the consumer had his/her last known domicile may have jurisdiction to deal with proceedings against him/her. The fact that it is not possible to identify the current domicile of the defendant must not deprive the applicant of the right to bring proceedings.

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