Brussels, 04/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - When the same dispute is brought before the courts of different member states, the jurisdiction of the first court before which the case is taken is established if it has not declined jurisdiction of its own motion and none of the parties has contested it. Once the responsible court has been established, any court to which the case is then taken must immediately decline the case and leave it for the first court to decide.
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