In the context of claims for compensation related to the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige on the Spanish and French coasts in November 2002, an arbitration initiated in the United Kingdom cannot block the recognition of the Spanish judgment ordering the British insurer of the vessel (London P&I Club) to compensate for the damage caused by the oil spill, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Monday 20 June (case C-700/20).
The Spanish State brought a civil action...