62023TO1056_INF
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 October 2024 –Pilatus Bank v ECB
(Case T‑1056/23)
(Action for damages – Non-contractual liability – Economic and monetary policy – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Specific supervisory tasks conferred on the ECB – Decision to withdraw the authorisation of the credit institution – Representation of a party – Authority to act granted to the lawyer – Representative not lawfully provided with authority to act – Failure to comply with procedural requirements – Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure – Manifest inadmissibility)
1.
Judicial proceedings – Representation of the parties – Action brought by a legal person governed by private law – Authority to act given to the lawyer – Validity – Whether the bodies of the legal person governed by private law are entitled to bring an action – Credit institution whose authorisation has been withdrawn by the European Central Bank – Appointment by the competent national authority of a person responsible for the management of that establishment, including its legal and judicial representation – Authority to act given by the Board of Directors of the credit institution after that appointment – None – Action inadmissible
(Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 19 and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 51(3)
(see paragraphs 21-25)
2.
Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Identification of the subject matter of the dispute – Summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based – Action seeking compensation for loss caused by an EU institution – Application seeking compensation in the abstract with no explanation in that regard – Inadmissibility
(Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 76(d))
(see paragraphs 28, 29, 32)
Operative part
1.
The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.
2.
Pilatus Bank plc is ordered to pay the costs.