On Monday, 29 July, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) decided that the ‘Brussels Ia’ Regulation on jurisdiction was valid in the case between a German consumer and a travel company based in Munich (Case C-774/22).
The plaintiff, a consumer living in Nuremberg, entered into a contract for a trip abroad with FTI Touristik, a tour operator headquartered in Munich.
“Considering himself to have been inadequately informed of the entry conditions and necessary visas, the consumer...