SOCIÉTÉ FINANCIÈRE ET INDUSTRIELLE DU PELOUX v AXA BELGIUM AND OTHERS
[2006] Lloyd's Rep IR Plus 6
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
Before Judge C W A Timmermans, Judge R Silva de Lapuerta, Judge J Makarczyk, Judge P K?ris and Judge J Klucka (Rapporteur)
Insurance (liability) – Conflict of laws – Assured
domiciled in France – Assured’s parent company
domiciled in Belgium procuring a group policy from Belgian insurer covering
assured in France – Belgian policy containing jurisdiction clause nominating
Belgian courts – Proceedings commenced against assured in France – Whether
Belgian insurers could be joined to French proceedings despite jurisdiction
clause – Brussels Convention 1968, articles 10 and 12.