CELEX: 62010CN0293
Language: en
Date: 2010-06-14 00:00:00
Title: Case C-293/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Innsbruck (Austria) lodged on 14 June 2010 — Gebhard Stark v D.A.S. Österreichische Allgemeine Rechtsschutzversicherung AG

9.10.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 274/2
            
         Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Innsbruck (Austria) lodged on 14 June 2010 — Gebhard Stark v D.A.S. Österreichische Allgemeine Rechtsschutzversicherung AG
   (Case C-293/10)
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   2010/C 274/03
   Language of the case: German
   
      Referring court
   
   Landesgericht Innsbruck
   
      Parties to the main proceedings
   
   
      Applicant: Gebhard Stark
   
      Defendant: D.A.S. Österreichische Allgemeine Rechtsschutzversicherung AG
   
      Question referred
   
   Is Article 4(1) of Directive 87/344/EEC (1) to be interpreted as precluding a provision such as Paragraph 158k(2) of the Versicherungsvertragsgesetz (Law on insurance contracts) and a clause, based on that law, contained in the general conditions of insurance applied by a legal expenses insurer to the effect that it may be stipulated in the insurance contract that the insured person may select to represent him only persons professionally authorised to represent parties who have their chambers at the place of the court or administrative authority before which the proceedings at first instance are to be conducted?
   
      (1)  Council Directive 87/344/EEC of 22 June 1987 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to legal expenses insurance (OJ 1987, L 185, p. 77).