OGH; 2020-03-13; 9 Nc 3/20w
Decision by national courts in the field of European Union law — ECLI:AT:OGH0002:2020:0090NC00003.20W.0313.000
Date: 2020-03-13
Subject matter: Judicial cooperation in civil matters;Lugano Convention
Origin: Austria

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JURE summary
JURE summary
A company domiciled in Vienna (hereinafter ‘the plaintiff’) was intending to bring an action against a joint-stock company domiciled in Switzerland (hereinafter ‘the defendant’) seeking the payment of outstanding remuneration under a contract for work done.
The plaintiff applied with the Oberstes Gerichtshof (hereinafter ‘the Supreme Court’) for the Bezirksgericht für Handelssachen Wien (hereinafter ‘the Court of First Instance’) or a similar court having subject-matter jurisdiction under Article 28(1)(3) JN (1) to be declared as holding jurisdiction.
Due to the fact that the agreement on the jurisdiction of the Austrian courts contained in the respective agreement on the provision of services had been concluded effectively under Article 64(2)(a) 1. variant of the new Lugano Convention (1), the Supreme Court appointed the Court of First Instance, in the district of which the plaintiff was domiciled, to be the court holding local jurisdiction.
(1) Gesetz vom 1. August 1895 über die Ausübung der Gerichtsbarkeit und die Zuständigkeit der ordentlichen Gerichte in bürgerlichen Rechtssachen (Act of 1 August 1895 on the allocation of jurisdiction and the territorial jurisdiction of the ordinary courts in civil matters).
(2) Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.