CELEX: 62014CN0594
Language: en
Date: 2014-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Case C-594/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 22 December 2014 — Simona Kornhaas v Thomas Dithmar as liquidator of the assets of Kornhaas Montage und Dienstleistung Ltd

20.4.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 127/7
            
         Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 22 December 2014 — Simona Kornhaas v Thomas Dithmar as liquidator of the assets of Kornhaas Montage und Dienstleistung Ltd
   (Case C-594/14)
   (2015/C 127/11)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Referring court
   
   Bundesgerichtshof
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicant: Simona Kornhaas
   
      Defendant: Thomas Dithmar as liquidator of the assets of Kornhaas Montage und Dienstleistung Ltd
   
      Questions referred
   
   
               a)
            
            
               If a liquidator brings an action before a German court against a director of a private company limited by shares under English and Welsh law, in respect of whose assets in Germany insolvency proceedings have been opened pursuant to Article 3(1) of the Insolvency Regulation (1), the purpose of the action being to seek reimbursement of payments which the director made before the opening of the insolvency proceedings but after the company had become unable to pay its debts, is that action governed by German insolvency law within the meaning of Article 4(1) of the Insolvency Regulation?
            
         
               b)
            
            
               Does an action as referred to above infringe freedom of establishment under Articles 49 and 54 TFEU?
            
         
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings, OJ 2000 L 160, p. 1.