A jurisdictional clause cannot be automatically sidelined simply due to the fact that the dispute concerns a claim for compensation due to an alleged violation of EU competition law, the Advocate General stated in conclusions returned on Thursday 5 July (case C-595/17).
It is also for the national court to which the case has been referred to determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether the dispute in question can be covered by such a clause if it is drawn up in general terms.
In 2002, the...