CELEX: 62017CN0491
Language: en
Date: 2017-08-14 00:00:00
Title: Case C-491/17: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom) made on 14 August 2017 — Hoteles Piñero Canarias, S.L. v Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton)

16.10.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 347/18
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom) made on 14 August 2017 — Hoteles Piñero Canarias, S.L. v Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton)
   (Case C-491/17)
   (2017/C 347/24)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Referring court
   
   Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Appellant: Hoteles Piñero Canarias, S.L.
   
      Respondent: Keefe (by his litigation friend Eyton)
   
      Questions referred
   
   
               1)
            
            
               Is it a requirement of Article 11.3 (1) that the injured person's claim against the policy holder/insured involves a matter relating to insurance in the sense that it raises a question about the validity or effect of the policy?
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Is it a requirement of Article 11.3 that there is a risk of inconsistent judgments unless joinder is permitted?
            
         
               3)
            
            
               Does the court have a discretion whether or not to permit joinder of a claim which falls within Article 11.3?
            
         
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1)