Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2019:644
Date: 2019-07-29
Language of the case: French
Subject matter: Area of freedom, security and justice;Judicial cooperation in civil matters
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Belgium

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance de Namur (Belgium) lodged on 27 June 2018 — Ordre des avocats du barreau de Dinant v JN (Case C-421/18) Language of the case: French Referring court Tribunal de première instance de Namur Parties to the main proceedings Applicant: Ordre des avocats du barreau de Dinant Defendant: JN Question referred Is the action brought by a Bar Association seeking an order that one of its members pay the annual professional fees owed to it a matter “relating to a contract” within the meaning of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters? 1 ____________ 1 OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1.